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bartendressed adj. Drunk past the point of tending a bar, but still capable of arranging coasters by colour. Obi was bartendressed, lining up the coasters while the water cooled beside him. bartered (/ˈbɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk beyond currency, exchanging cushions, biscuits, and promises of water. Rikuto was bartered, offering his blanket in return for half a glass of water. barterered adj. Drunk in a way that turns every household request into an exchange of goods. Vonette was barterered, demanding two biscuits before surrendering the television remote. barteried adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the household operate by informal exchange. Meshalia was barteried, paying for a blanket with the promise of washing up tomorrow. barteringed adj. Drunk, with the result that water, blankets, and sofa space are negotiated rather than shared. Esaah was barteringed, conducting lengthy negotiations over the nearest glass of water. barthaed adj. Sharpened by drink into an expert opinion on mashed vegetables, delivered before anyone has mentioned supper. Marqutia became barthaed and rejected the restaurant's aubergine on principles she had just invented. barthed (/bɑː(ɹ)θd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest cow shelter appears the natural place to spend the night. Lynthia was barthed by half ten and asked whether the cattle had room for one more. bartholinitised adj. The state of being drunk and swollen with misplaced confidence, like a tender lump nobody should press. Rubani was bartholinitised and insisted the landlord examine the swelling of his argument. bartisanned (/bɑːtɪˈzænd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has fortified the top of every conversation with little defensive projections. Ido was bartisanned, bristling from the bar stool whenever anyone mentioned last orders. bartizanned (/bɑːtɪˈzænd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned every high point into a projecting lookout, preferably with a pint beside it. Anayelli was bartizanned, surveying the snug from atop the bench with a battlement of coasters. bartogenic acided adj. Reduced by drink to a complicated, many-ringed sourness, with several points at which the evening may yet go wrong. Renauta was bartogenic acided, explaining the chemistry of her displeasure to the barmaid. bartonellaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent irritant that takes up residence in every conversation. Maisley was bartonellaed and kept returning to the same complaint between mouthfuls of pie. bartonellosised adj. Loosened by drink into an infectious condition, passed round the bar by repeated greetings and shared anecdotes. Maili was bartonellosised, infecting each table with the same story about a misplaced bus. bartonited (/ˈbɑː(ɹ)tənaɪtd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to become dark, angular, and unexpectedly mineral in one's opinions. Brittish was bartonited and delivered a black-brown verdict on the pub's new crisps. bartonned adj. Softened by drink into a farmyard state: amiable, muddy in thought, and inclined to wander among the hens. Sayan was bartonned by closing time and tried to feed crisps to the landlord's imaginary hens. bartopped adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a bar counter, taking several minutes to complete the journey to the lavatory. Jerimiah was bartopped, progressing from stool to doorway by a series of careful pauses.