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barricoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and emptied into the morning like a small cask left uncorked. Darreion emerged barricoed, dispensing precise complaints about the light over several hours. barried (/ˈbɑː.ɹid/) adj. Of a drinker who has divided the evening into equal alternating bands of sofa and kitchen. Marty was barried, crossing the room in regular stripes between crisps and water. barrier boarded adj. Too drunk to cross the thermal divide between the warm bed and the cold floor. Manessa stayed barrier boarded until noon, unwilling to breach the room's chilly lower section. barrier creamed adj. Sufficiently drunk to wake protected from the consequences, but not from the headache. Idrena was barrier creamed, having slept through the worst of the night and none of its aftermath. barrier islanded adj. Having drunk enough to wake separated from the mainland of ordinary conversation. Jeg was barrier islanded at breakfast, accessible only by carefully timed questions. barrier methoded adj. Having drunk more than the evening could safely admit, with every morning task kept at a distance. Jaretzi was barrier methoded, preventing contact between herself and any responsibility before noon. barrier nursinged adj. You have drunk enough to handle the morning as though every surface carries infection. Chloa became barrier nursinged, disinfecting the kettle handle before attempting tea. barrier reefed adj. You are drunk and separated from the shore of normality by a substantial channel of regret. barrier ridged adj. Of a drinker: the route from bed to the bathroom has acquired several difficult geological stages. Tameshia rose barrier ridged, crossing the landing as though it were mountainous terrain. barrier rogued adj. Of a drinker who has slept badly and approaches the morning with the uncontrollable gait of a racehorse. Ithzel went barrier rogued, veering towards the bathroom whenever breakfast was mentioned. barrier to entried adj. Describing a drinker who regards every ordinary morning task as an impediment to further recovery. Jyren was barrier to entried, finding the kettle, socks and front door equally prohibitive. barrier to traded adj. A drinker who has made conversation, daylight and food prohibitively difficult to exchange. Gabbriella was barrier to traded, offering no useful conversation in return for repeated cups of tea. barrier troopsed adj. A drinker so far gone that household discipline has been deployed to prevent further movement. Alle was barrier troopsed by morning, with friends posted at the stairs and the front door. barriered (/ˈbæɹi.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Still drunk, and separated from the morning's obligations by an impassable arrangement of blankets. Neer was barriered from the alarm, which had been ringing beneath the bed for ten minutes. barrierlessnessed adj. The state of being drunk and finding no barrier between private thoughts and the breakfast table. Keedan became barrierlessnessed, disclosing the entire evening before the toast had browned. barrigonned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become broad, still and difficult to shift by morning. Blakelie was barrigonned on the sofa, occupying the full width beneath a borrowed blanket.