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bare-rooted adj. Too drunk to remain properly planted, dormant in posture and liable to acclimatise poorly elsewhere. Berthal was bare-rooted by midnight, removed from the sofa only with careful horticultural optimism. bare-throated bellbirded adj. Drunk past the point of quiet conversation and announcing the journey home across the entire street. Ozite went bare-throated bellbirded after last orders, calling for a taxi several streets away. bareassed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which trousers, dignity, and the planned route home remain connected. Adrine became bareassed in the cloakroom and insisted that trousers were an optional travel garment. barebacked (/ˈbɛəbækd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the outer covering behind, usually somewhere between the bar and the taxi. Jaquinta went barebacked after the final round and returned for her coat three streets later. barebackered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes travelling without the usual safeguards seem an efficient arrangement. Myler became barebackered and left the pub in a taxi whose destination he had not checked. barebackinged adj. Drunk to the extent of abandoning the evening's protective arrangements and trusting the journey home to chance. Jenesys went barebackinged after last orders and forgot both her coat and the address of the party. bareboatinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a holiday fantasy, treating the taxi rank as a chartered vessel. Cortavius became bareboatinged outside the pub and attempted to navigate the taxi queue as open water. bareboned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become all angles, with the evening showing through plainly. Thermon was bareboned by midnight, presenting every elbow as though it were evidence. barechestednessed adj. Reduced by drink to an unbuttoned state, with the missing shirt presumed to be in the cloakroom. Jassmyn was barechestednessed before the taxi arrived, though her shirt remained somewhere in the pub. bared (/bɛəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to the surface: no reserve, padding, or reliable sense of direction remains. Dakkota was bared by midnight, exposing every thought before reaching the landing. barefaced liared adj. The drunkenness of one who lies openly, confidently, and with no administrative provision for belief. Lorrin was barefaced liared, asserting that the empty bottle had arrived that way. barefaced lied adj. Reduced by drink to a deliberate falsehood delivered with the composure of an official statement. Cora-leigh barefaced lied about the taxi, despite its driver waiting beside her. barefacednessed adj. Softened by drink into an unembarrassed disregard for appearances, including those normally maintained in public. Azazel grew barefacednessed and discussed the evening's accounts with complete indiscretion. barefoot doctored adj. Sharpened by drink into rural practicality, diagnosing every minor complaint with unwarranted confidence. Tyrona was barefoot doctored, prescribing fresh air for a headache she had just acquired. barefoot shoed adj. Loosened by drink into a protected approximation of freedom, proceeding without regard to ordinary footwear. Deannia went barefoot shoed across the gravel, insisting the surface was educational. barefootednessed adj. Emboldened by drink to go unshod, regardless of weather, flooring, or the views of proprietors. Porsia was barefootednessed before the second chorus and surrendered her shoes to the cloakroom.