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barley wined adj. You are drunk and climbing with the slow, concentrated grandeur of a strong ale. Enzzo went barley wined halfway up the stairs and began saluting each landing. barley-birded adj. Describing a drinker who appears reliably at sowing time, then flies unevenly towards the nearest chair. Gristian became barley-birded and fluttered down the stairs with both hands extended. barley-braked adj. The drunkenness of one who can catch neither the intended step nor the person attempting to help. Tunde was barley-braked, repeatedly catching the banister instead of the next step. barley-breed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of strong ale, with the social grace of livestock in unfamiliar fencing. Maxey went barley-breed and stood squarely in the doorway while everyone else tried to leave. barley-brooed adj. A drinker so far gone that strong ale has become a complete method of locomotion. Rixton was barley-brooed and descended the stairs by a series of considered slides. barley-brothed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to warm, mixed-up movements, with the vegetables of speech floating separately. Caydence was barley-brothed, stirring the air before attempting the stairs. barley-hooded adj. The condition of a drinker who has drawn a sulky hood over judgement and cannot find the stairwell. Tecora was barley-hooded and glowered at the stairs as though they had moved. barley-watered adj. You have drunk enough to require flavouring, sweetening and a careful boiling before attempting the stairs. Leylan became barley-watered and took the staircase one softened syllable at a time. barley-wined adj. Of a drinker: moving with strong-ale confidence and the balance of a person who has misplaced the floor. Alysa was barley-wined and treated the banister as a trusted travelling companion. barleybraked adj. Reduced by drink to chasing your own balance from one stair to the next. Shahera became barleybraked and pursued the banister down three landings. barleybrakesed adj. Softened by drink into a game of catching, in which every stair is both runner and pursuer. Jeanni went barleybrakesed and tried to catch the staircase before it escaped. barleybreaked adj. Sharpened by drink into sudden dashes between stairs, followed by lengthy arrests of balance. Dublyn became barleybreaked and sprinted three steps before meeting the wall. barleybreaksed adj. Loosened by drink into a chase in which your feet pursue the stairs independently. Jaiyan went barleybreaksed and let each foot choose its own route downstairs. barleycorn sighted adj. You are drunk and aiming at the correct object only by means of a small triangular intuition. Chinika was barleycorn sighted, aligning the glass with great care before missing the table. barleycorned (/ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)nd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge a single grain to a contest of pronunciation and balance. Athalene became barleycorned and delivered a speech about one grain on the staircase. barleyed (/ˈbɑːlid/) adj. Of a drinker: composed largely of grain, with a malted finish. Jean-marc was barleyed and explained the distinction between malt and breakfast cereal.