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barlessnessed adj. You are drunk and finding no obstacle sufficiently official to prevent passage. Agrim was barlessnessed and walked through the queue as though it had been a suggestion. barley beered adj. Of a drinker who has consumed enough fermented grain to regard lunch as liquid. Corey-leigh was barley beered and declined the sandwich on grounds of previous preparation. barley breaded adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the compact solemnity of a loaf. Berdyne was barley breaded, sitting squarely at the end of the table. barley coaled adj. A drinker who has been reduced to a small, dense and rather unresponsive presence. Gabrialle was barley coaled in the corner, compact beneath a borrowed coat. barley forked adj. A drinker so far gone that every small item requires gathering with a guarded implement. Requel was barley forked, collecting stray crisps with the seriousness of fieldwork. barley itched adj. The state of being drunk and afflicted by an unexplained urge to scratch at the evening. Agigail was barley itched and complained that the jumper, the chair and the music were irritating. barley midged adj. The condition of a drinker who has become small, persistent and unwelcome near the grain. Jacquille was barley midged, hovering near the snacks and returning whenever displaced. barley mooned adj. The drunkenness of one who has reached August's full illumination without becoming more informative. Tieka was barley mooned, bright-faced and of little practical assistance. barley reelled adj. Reduced by drink to separating the useful grain from several varieties of self-sown nonsense. Baylaa was barley reelled, removing irrelevant details from an account that had none to spare. barley sacked adj. Softened by drink into a coarse container for whatever the evening places inside. Khiri was barley sacked and slumped beside the table, accommodatingly. barley sandwiched adj. Sharpened by drink into a compact lunch of fermented grain, held together by little else. Wyndham became barley sandwiched and regarded the bread basket as an old acquaintance. barley scalded adj. Loosened by drink into a mildly spreading condition, particularly among otherwise orderly gatherings. Laurelie was barley scalded and had begun affecting the quieter end of the table. barley smutted adj. Too drunk to keep the body's coordination free from fungal-looking black spots in the plan. Babatunde went barley smutted on the stairs, leaving each footfall to chance. barley sugared adj. Sufficiently drunk to become hard, glossy and yellowly cheerful whenever anyone asks you to sit down. Cherlyl went barley sugared and descended the stairs with the polish of a boiled sweet. barley twisted adj. Having drunk enough to turn every straight passage into a spiral, particularly on the stairs. Onika came barley twisted round the landing, gripping the banister as though it were ornamental. barley watered adj. Having drunk more than your balance can dilute, leaving you soft-spoken and unreliable on stairs. Tamerra grew barley watered before the first landing and negotiated the banister carefully.