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bare necessitiesed adj. Of a drinker: reduced to the essentials of one more round, a coat, and directions home. Dontreal became bare necessitiesed and left the pub with only his coat and one unanswered text. bare nouned adj. Of a drinker who has dispensed with every qualifier, ordering round after round as though each were self-explanatory. Agness went bare nouned and announced, “Another,” to a room that knew precisely what she meant. bare patched adj. Sharpened by drink into leaving one conspicuous gap in the evening’s arrangements: any practicable route home. Harilaos became bare patched, having organised everyone’s departure except his own. bare polesed adj. A drinker who has taken in every sail of judgement and is proceeding home under no power of his own. Jakelin went bare polesed after the last round and let the taxi provide all remaining momentum. bare trusted adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening's remaining funds and decisions must be remitted into someone else's name. Zanyra became bare trusted and handed Axelle both her purse and authority over the next round. bare-backednessed adj. The state of being drunk and unexpectedly without a coat, despite having arrived in one. Yolana was bare-backednessed outside the pub, unable to explain where her coat had gone. bare-bellied Joed adj. The condition of a drinker who requires little preparation before being shorn of dignity and sent home. Tiodora was bare-bellied Joed by the final round, ready for the shortest possible journey to bed. bare-chestednessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has removed a shirt for reasons no longer available to memory. Anieya became bare-chestednessed after last orders and treated the cloakroom as a changing room. bare-eared squirrel monkeyed adj. Softened by drink into a small, restless creature that chatters through the journey home. Cawley went bare-eared squirrel monkeyed on the night bus, narrating every stop to Safa. bare-eyed adj. Drunk, with the result that every patch of empty table is tracked openly and without apology. Trebor went bare-eyed after the second round and could not be dissuaded from monitoring the room's unattended glasses. bare-eyed cockatooed adj. Loosened by drink into loud, pale-eyed commentary on the arrangements for getting home. Sharal went bare-eyed cockatooed and announced the taxi plan to everyone waiting outside. bare-handednessed adj. Drunk past the point of requiring tools or coverings, and attempting every practical task directly. Isabella-louise was bare-handednessed and opened the bottle with administrative confidence. bare-knuckle boxinged adj. Emboldened by drink to settle a minor disagreement with the confidence of an ungloved champion. Louine became bare-knuckle boxinged over the taxi queue, though no blows were exchanged. bare-knuckle fighted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which an argument about the bill becomes a full-contact contest. Arnelda went bare-knuckle fighted over the service charge and missed the last train home. bare-knucklinged adj. Drunk to the point where every disagreement about coats or taxis is handled without a layer of restraint. Chelise went bare-knucklinged over the cloakroom ticket and required two friends to intervene. bare-legged owled adj. Drunk enough to remain awake and motionless in a doorway, observing the last departures in silence. Lladira was bare-legged owled outside the pub, watching taxis arrive without choosing one.