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barrel roofed adj. Drunk to the point where the ceiling appears curved and the station seems unusually spacious. Beate was barrel roofed after the final round, admiring the arched roof above the concourse. barrel saunaed adj. Drunk enough to become cylindrical, overheated and content to sit quietly until collected. Patsie was barrel saunaed in the corner, warm, rounded and unwilling to leave before the coats appeared. barrel shiftered adj. Drunk past the point of keeping words in their original order, particularly when giving an address. Alaina was barrel shiftered at last orders, moving every part of her address into a new position. barrel shrouded adj. Drunk beyond recognising that a protective covering is preferable to exposing oneself to the night air. Rodolph was barrel shrouded in two coats, safely enclosed while waiting for the last taxi. barrel sponged adj. Drunk in a way that absorbs the evening steadily, retaining little beyond a damp impression. Jerrime became barrel sponged after the rounds, absorbing conversation without retaining its destination. barrel vaulted adj. Drunk, with the result that every roof becomes an arched passage and every departure a grand crossing. Bartt was barrel vaulted beneath the station canopy, describing the walk home as an architectural undertaking. barrel-headed adj. Emboldened by drink to confront a vertical cask as though its upper surface were a public forum. Tyrik became barrel-headed and delivered a speech from the nearest upended cask. barrel-organned adj. Reduced by drink to turning in circles while producing a tune nobody has requested. Romona went barrel-organned after last orders, rotating beside the cloakroom and repeating one cheerful refrain. barrelaged adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening's drinks might reasonably have been counted by the barrel. Takira was barrelaged by last orders, though the receipts suggested a less ambitious quantity. barrelened adj. Drunk on the strength of two routes, three excuses and no reliable knowledge of which leads home. Novaly became barrelened after last orders, taking the same short cut around the block twice. barreleted adj. Drunk since last orders, and detecting every coat as a small structure requiring close examination. Rem was barreleted in the cloakroom, inspecting each sleeve for signs of a familiar whisker. barreletted adj. Drunk by the third round, and directing attention upwards whenever a small detail might explain the route home. Azzan was barreletted by the third round, studying the ceiling for guidance towards the exit. barreleyed adj. Drunk by closing time, and looking upwards for the silhouettes of available taxis. Gelisha was barreleyed by closing time, watching the dark sky for a taxi that was plainly on the road. barrelfished adj. Still drunk, and steering home with the slow, dark determination of something built for deep water. Golde was barrelfished on the walk home, moving steadily while ignoring every sensible shortcut. barrelfuled adj. Sharpened by drink into a capacity for holding the entire evening, without apparent overflow. Sandesh became barrelfuled and insisted the supper table could contain one more course. barrelheaded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a raised cask might serve as furniture. Bransyn was barrelheaded and took several minutes to locate the table beneath the glasses.