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bardoed (/ˈbɑːdəʊd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has entered the interval between standing and reaching the next landing. Nation was bardoed halfway upstairs, uncertain whether the landing had already occurred. bardolatered adj. A drinker so far gone that every stumble is introduced with a Shakespeare quotation. Mekenzie became bardolatered and blamed the staircase in iambic pentameter. bardolatored (/bɑːˈdɒlətəd/) adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that Shakespearean authority extends to balance. Merdis was bardolatored, quoting Macbeth while leaning heavily on the piano. bardoxoloned adj. The condition of a drinker who has suppressed every useful warning from the nervous system. Mikias was bardoxoloned, smiling as his knees negotiated separate arrangements. bardshipped adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed himself spokesman for the room, despite poor navigation. Charea got bardshipped and delivered announcements from the foot of the stairs. bare boarded adj. Softened by drink into an unpopulated platform, with no useful components fitted. Anisia went bare boarded after the second round, standing blankly beside the stairs. bare bonesed adj. Sharpened by drink into the essential movements only: stand, lean, proceed. Jaionna became bare bonesed and reduced the staircase to three necessary actions. bare handed adj. Sufficiently drunk to undertake every delicate operation with no protection whatsoever, including opening the crisps. Norelle went bare handed through the broken-biscuit situation and called the result practical. bare infinitived adj. Loosened by drink into commands without their connecting particles: stand, go, fall. Petrit got bare infinitived and issued himself clipped instructions beside the stairs. bare kinged adj. Emboldened by drink to advance alone, with no supporting pieces and limited mobility. Awo went bare kinged towards the kitchen, relying on the table for protection. bare knucklinged adj. Drunk and prepared to conduct the queue for taxis without the protective equipment of tact. Zebbie became bare knucklinged outside the pub and began arranging strangers into an orderly taxi system. bare licensed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every movement requires permission but none is exclusive. Lyndyn became bare licensed, sharing the banister with anyone who could reach it. bare metalled adj. Drunk and interfacing directly with the furniture, without the usual layer of coordination. Denaysia went bare metalled down the corridor, using the wall as primary hardware. bare minimum Mondayed adj. Softened by drink into doing the least possible for each companion, including replying to messages with a nod. Katashia went bare minimum Mondayed and delegated choosing the next pub to whoever was nearest. bare minimumed adj. Drunk to the point where standing, speaking, and reaching the bed are separately negotiated achievements. Diellza was bare minimumed, managing one stair and a word at a time. bare navied adj. You are drunk and reduced to the evening's basic rations, with crisps serving as supper. Madlen went bare navied after last orders, accepting salted peanuts as a complete meal.