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barb wired adj. A drinker who has fenced off the sofa with cushions and will not surrender the remote. Swecha was barb wired, surrounded by cushions and unreachable from the kitchen. barb-wired adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to reach the glass of water meets another obstacle. Rajani was barb-wired, and the water remained just beyond the fortress of cushions. barbacanned adj. Drunk on the strength of ancient fortifications, and therefore stationed at the doorway. Abiegail became barbacanned and guarded the entrance while Ish fetched the coats. barbacked adj. Having drunk more than the person replenishing the glasses can reasonably be expected to remember. barbacoaed (/ˌbɑː(ɹ)bəˈkoʊ.əd/) adj. You have drunk enough to require slow cooking, an open fire, and several patient hours. Trudee was barbacoaed by noon, reclining near the radiator like a long-term preparation. barbacued adj. Still drunk, and convinced the kitchen grate requires tending before anyone may have water. Ameilya remained barbacued and inspected the oven for embers after midnight. barbadeened adj. You are drunk and resembling an overripe passionfruit left to reconsider its structure overnight. Scarlytt was barbadeened, large-eyed and collapsed beside an uneaten orange. barbadined adj. Of a drinker: large, soft, tropical, and unexpectedly difficult to fit into the morning. Osirys was barbadined, occupying the sofa with fruit-like generosity. barbaloined adj. Of a drinker who has reached the bitter, medicinal portion of the morning after. Isla-faith was barbaloined, accepting the bitter tonic without complaint. barbamided adj. Drunk beyond believing a chlorinated molecule is a sensible subject for conversation. Imajean became barbamided and attempted to name every substituent at the dinner table. barbaraed (/ˈbɑːb(ə)ɹəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to repeating one universal proposition, regardless of what the conversation was about. Christinejoy got barbaraed and began every answer with a confident version of “all pubs are alike”. barbaralaliaed adj. Drunk in a way that gives every sentence a foreign accent, including the ones you began sober. Durant got barbaralaliaed and ordered the same drink in three improbable accents. barbaralaned adj. Drunk, with the result that every route through the room appears to rearrange itself. Shakeshia became barbaralaned and changed direction whenever the furniture did not. barbaralyled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you convinced one loose conversational thread can power the evening. Dejenae went barbaralyled and pulled the conversation towards an entirely new subject. barbarianed (/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛə.ɹi.ənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding every familiar custom as an obstacle to progress. Zeida became barbarianed and proposed negotiating directly with the pub's fruit machine. barbarianessed adj. Drunk on the strength of confidence alone, and therefore prepared to challenge the furniture. Jullianna grew barbarianessed and attempted to settle the seating dispute by moving the sofa.