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bartramian sandpipered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every open stretch appear to require a circuit before settling. Aliaa became bartramian sandpipered and inspected the entire beer garden before choosing a chair. bartrashed adj. Drunk and reduced to the sort of low-grade nuisance usually found occupying the end stool. Mekya was bartrashed, arguing amiably with the fruit machine about its manners. bartsiosided adj. Drunk to the point where a sticky sweetness has taken root, sending tendrils through the whole evening. Tremonte was bartsiosided and clung to the bar with botanical determination. barttinned adj. Drunk enough to carry a hereditary tendency towards falling over whenever the floor changes level. Kaola was barttinned and blamed the pub's carpet for an inherited wobble. barucainided adj. Drunk past the point of a steady rhythm, with the heart of the evening beating somewhere off the beat. Jakyree was barucainided, tapping the bar in time with an entirely separate pulse. barundukied adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned every available surface into a fur-lined resting place. Zanyyah was barundukied and settled against the stair carpet without further discussion. barwalkinged adj. Drunk beyond the point where standing on the bar seems showmanship rather than a request to come down. Jenneh went barwalkinged and performed a solemn chorus beside the optics. barwared adj. Drunk in a way that treats every unstemmable vessel as a natural extension of the hand. Mag was barwared, carrying three beer mugs at once and trusting none of them to spill. barwayed adj. Drunk, with the result that every gap between obstacles appears a lift-out gate awaiting negotiation. Angeliese was barwayed, lifting stools aside as though opening a passage into the yard. barweeded adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves one clinging to anything nearby, with the tenacity of a hedgerow plant. Muzammil was barweeded, gripping the coat stand and refusing to be uprooted. barwhored adj. Drunk beyond sensible closing time, with each successive pub treated as a necessary continuation. Latrese went barwhored and reached home by way of three unnecessary final rounds. barwinged adj. Drunk to the extent of taking short, ornamental flights between stools, tables, and the fruit machine. Somia was barwinged, fluttering from the snug to the hatch whenever someone mentioned chips. barwited adj. Drunk on the strength of a long tail of pints, then wandering with the solemn purpose of a wading bird. Tyrale was barwited, pacing the edge of the dance floor in search of dry ground. barwomanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and addressing every woman behind a counter as though she alone can restore order. Kyrstal was barwomanned and repeatedly requested guidance from the woman serving crisps. barwooded adj. Drunk by the third round, and stiffening into a red-brown person suitable for carving or leaning on. Dereka was barwooded by the third round and stood beside the fireplace like a ramrod. barworkered adj. Drunk by closing time, and labouring at the bar as though every empty glass were a shift. Damere was barworkered, stacking beermats methodically after the staff had stopped asking.