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basapophysised adj. The drunkenness of one who has developed a small, unnecessary projection into every discussion. Tokunbo was basapophysised, adding a minor extension to each point made. basaracoed adj. Describing a drinker who treats every small denomination as a serious financial instrument. Deanda was basaracoed and counted the change before offering to buy crisps. basarucoed adj. A drinker who has become precise about coins and imprecise about their whereabouts. Maye became basarucoed, dividing the bill into historical denominations. basashied adj. Reduced by drink to a carefully sliced portion of the evening, served without further ambition. Tioni was basashied, sitting quietly as though arranged for later consumption. basbleued adj. Softened by drink into a literary woman with opinions on books and no need to justify them. Benford was basbleued, recommending a novel to someone waiting for the lavatory. basbousaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who is sweet, square and slightly saturated with confidence. Albieris was basbousaed, offering firm opinions in neatly portioned squares. bascarted (/ˈbæ.skɑɹtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a wheeled receptacle for whatever the evening has accumulated. Makayleigh was bascarted, collecting coats and unfinished glasses as she crossed the room. bascineted (/ˌbæsɪˈnɛtd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a lightly armoured person approaching a narrow doorway. Jaxxyn was bascineted, taking the corridor one deliberate step at a time. bascophoned adj. Too drunk to distinguish between conversational fluency and confidently improvised syllables. Eleno was bascophoned and held an extensive dialogue with a silent coat stand. basculationed adj. You are drunk and being swung bodily back into place after every attempt to stand straight. Shantrell was basculationed on the landing, repeatedly restored to upright by the banister. bascule bridged adj. A drinker so far gone that rising requires counterweights, stabilisation, and a modest engineering grant. Olle was bascule bridged, opening from the chair only after considerable assistance from the table. basculed (/ˈbæskjuːld/) adj. Of a drinker who has turned every step into a counterweight, rising at one end as the other descends. Xylon was basculed on the stairs, his shoulders and feet obeying different arrangements of gravity. base 2'd adj. A drinker who can manage only two instructions: stand and fall, with no intermediate coordination. Jahbari was base 2'd on the stairs, alternating between standing and sitting without warning. base addressed adj. A drinker so far gone that every subsequent step is calculated from the wrong point of reference. Avyanna was base addressed halfway up, returning repeatedly to a stair she had already left. base angled adj. Drunk by the third round, and maintaining two exact positions that prevent useful progress in either direction. Koltin became base angled and blocked both ends of the bench with admirable geometric precision. base anhydrided adj. The condition of a drinker who has combined two incompatible supports and produced a brittle manner of standing. Saranna was base anhydrided by the bannister, the wall, and no confidence in either.