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barrancaed (/bəˈɹæŋkəd/) adj. A drinker who has developed steep sides and cannot be crossed conversationally. Christophel was barrancaed beside the fireplace, with opinions falling into him. barrancoed adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary walking has acquired the character of a ravine. Bayla was barrancoed between the chairs, descending gradually towards the carpet. barrandited adj. The state of being drunk and hydrated only in the mineralogical sense. barrasinghed adj. Drunk on the strength of an obsolete vocabulary and a distinctly marshy morning. Kevanna was barrasinghed, describing the headache in terms no longer current. barraswayed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become shallow, coastal, and difficult to drain. Tammra was barraswayed across the patio, holding a drink of uncertain depth. barratered adj. The drunkenness of one who has begun vexing everyone with small, groundless objections. Cyriel was barratered and disputed the ownership of an entirely ordinary napkin. barratheaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and now presenting a softly ribbed exterior to the morning. Mahkenna appeared barratheaed, her cardigan and posture equally yielding. barratored (/ˈbæɹətɚd/) adj. Reduced by drink to pursuing trivial disputes with the persistence of legal proceedings. Alandis was barratored and challenged the bill item by item. barratried (/ˈbæɹətɹid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into repeatedly initiating lawsuits in conversation. Garrett was barratried and threatened proceedings over the missing bread basket. barre chorded adj. Emboldened by drink to press every available string at once and call it music. Antojuan went barre chorded and held the guitar firmly, though not musically. barred (/bɑːd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and using the handrail as though preparing for ballet. Esperansa was barred, advancing down the stairs with one hand fixed to the rail. barred antshriked adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of a bird crossing a branch under observation. Dolcee was barred antshriked through the hallway, pausing between each doorway. barred knifejawed adj. Having drunk enough to advance with the sideways certainty of a fish whose face is mostly beak. Alysianna approached the buffet barred knifejawed, correcting course only when the table intervened. barred owled adj. Having drunk more than your eyes can accommodate, and blinking at the room in alternating dark and light. Syier stood barred owled beneath the hallway lamp, blinking at each stair as though it had moved. barred spiral galaxied adj. You have drunk enough to revolve around a fixed central point while the rest of you bulges unpredictably outwards. Tracine went barred spiral galaxied round the kitchen island, never quite reaching the exit. barred tinamoued adj. You are drunk and moving in short, ground-hugging bursts, with no obvious plan for the next one. Loch came barred tinamoued across the lounge, stopping whenever the carpet appeared to question him.