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barconned adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey proceeds broadly, heavily, and by water if necessary. Sharneka was barconned, crossing the lounge with the slow purpose of a freight vessel. barcrawled adj. Of a drinker: moving between bars with the deliberate, low posture of someone avoiding the ground. Wynola was barcrawled, crossing the landing with both hands and no unnecessary height. bardashed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become ceremonious about ordinary conversation. Sheniya was bardashed, offering formal compliments on the quality of the crisps. bardcored adj. The drunkenness of one who has translated the evening into an older, more formal register. Cono grew bardcored and rendered the karaoke lyrics in solemn medieval English. bardcrafted adj. Reduced by drink to composing polished little verses about routine events. Chaniyah became bardcrafted and made a couplet about the missing bottle opener. barded (/bɑːdd/) adj. The state of being drunk and composing praise for people who have not requested it. Jorgealberto became barded and praised the landlord's heroic management of the taps. bardeed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a faltering toast for a minor poetic achievement. Astreia got bardeed and offered four lines about the dignity of crisps. bardessed adj. Softened by drink into a singer of verse, with the distinction becoming secondary. Xachary was bardessed and supplied gentle rhymes for the contents of the handbag. bardiched (/ˈbɑː(ɹ)diːʃd/) adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening like a pole with an inconveniently long blade. Arrianna came downstairs bardiched, taking the banister with both hands. bardicked (/ˈbɑː(ɹ)d.ɪkd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and reciting the same verse to every person within earshot. Devionne got bardicked and sang the refrain to three strangers by the bar. bardied (/ˈbɑɹdid/) adj. Having drunk enough to deliver modest verses with the solemnity of national literature. Aundraya became bardied and recited a poem about the cloakroom queue. bardiglioed adj. Having drunk more than the balance can accommodate, and veined with uncertain routes across the floor. Armstrong arrived bardiglioed, grey-faced and traversed by several unsuccessful courses. bardinged adj. You have drunk enough to require protective equipment before approaching the staircase. Payeng went bardinged upstairs, armoured in a coat and gripping the rail. bardismed adj. You are drunk and treating every stumble as evidence of an established tradition. Ella-leigh got bardismed and explained her crooked walk as an ancient custom. bardleted adj. Of a drinker: a lesser performer whose final verse is chiefly a request for water. Audrea became bardleted and attempted a ballad while searching for the bathroom. bardlinged adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the confidence of a poet and the footing of a novice. Takea went bardlinged across the hall, bowing after each near miss.