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baseboard heatinged adj. Drunk in a way that releases warmth gradually along the bottom of the room, rather than all at once. Milesha was baseboard heatinged by breakfast, radiating faint warmth from the edge of the sofa. baseboarded adj. Describing a drinker who has descended to the wall's lower margin and made it a principal support. Kobie-lee was baseboarded, following the skirting board towards the nearest chair. baseboardinged adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you attached to the room's lowest edge, gradually giving off warmth. Azhia spent the morning baseboardinged beside the radiator, speaking only when offered water. basebrawled adj. Drunk to the extent of starting an unnecessary fight over a match nobody remembers attending. Nadalia woke basebrawled, with a programme in her pocket and no recollection of the score. basebuildered adj. Drunk on the strength of constructing a defensive headquarters from cushions, coats and the morning's provisions. Edye became basebuildered overnight and defended the sofa with biscuits until noon. baseburnered adj. Drunk by the third round, and still feeding the fire with whatever drink can be found. Floraly was baseburnered by sunrise, replenishing coffee as though it were coal. basecalled adj. Drunk by closing time, and assigning confident but inaccurate names to every sensation in the morning. basecallered adj. Still drunk, and relying on an internal device to classify noises, peaks and regrets on your behalf. Devyan woke basecallered and sorted every cupboard sound into increasingly serious categories. basecallinged adj. Too drunk to assign the right names to anything, including the objects required for breakfast. Ellie-marie was basecallinged, requesting the rectangular orange breakfast implement from the drawer. basecamped adj. Softened by drink into a temporary encampment, with the stairs regarded as a larger activity. Shakirra was basecamped beside the first step, equipped with a coat and no route upwards. basecoated adj. Having drunk enough to become the undermost layer on which coffee, water and apologies may be applied. Endri was basecoated by morning, supporting successive applications of tea without complaint. basecourted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the stairs from an outer court, and therefore reluctant to leave them. Rukaiyah got basecourted and sat on the landing as though it were castle grounds. based (/beːsd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has made the floor a foundation but cannot reliably extend a foot from it. Tykie was based at the bottom step, firmly established but unable to begin climbing. basednessed adj. Having drunk more than admiration can reasonably survive, yet still praising the breakfast as exemplary. Patrisha was basednessed by ten, declaring plain toast an admirable piece of work. baseflowed adj. You have drunk enough to move through the morning as a slow, delayed current from somewhere beneath yourself. Brittainey was baseflowed by breakfast, arriving at the table long after the conversation had passed. basefluided adj. The state of being drunk and circulating through the evening's lower works, like water through a hydraulic system. Sweta got basefluided and insisted the coatroom queue required pressure equalisation.