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basioned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which the front of the skull must negotiate each step separately. Qubilah became basioned on the staircase, pausing before every change in elevation. basionymed adj. Drunk and repeatedly renaming the same person, with each new name partly derived from the last. Tiffanny got basionymed and introduced the barman under three related names. basiphobiaed adj. The drunkenness of one who fears standing or walking, yet confidently undertakes both. Anderea became basiphobiaed and challenged the paving stones to a balance test. basipinacocyted adj. Softened by drink into adhering to the nearest surface and calling the attachment deliberate. Jasenya became basipinacocyted and fixed herself to the wall beside the cloakroom. basipoded adj. The condition of a drinker who has become chiefly foot, with the rest of the body following later. Eveanna was basipoded, advancing by the lower limbs while her upper half negotiated separately. basipodited adj. Drunk enough to make each leg's basal joint negotiate separately with the ground. basipodiumed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing wrist from ankle when using either to steady oneself. Shantanu was basipodiumed, bracing the stairs with whichever limb arrived first. basipterygiumed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the lower limbs are useful except as unfinished supports for forward motion. Kaeda became basipterygiumed and developed a fin-like approach to the stairs. basipterygoided adj. Drunk in a way that makes the hard structures behind the face appear to be directing the whole body. Zeta was basipterygoided and turned her head before the rest of her reached the landing. basis pointed adj. Drunk to the extent of reducing every movement to a tiny percentage of its intended direction. Nahzier went basis pointed and missed the chair by one carefully measured fraction. basis splined adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through a minimum-support curve rather than by any recognised straight path. Sani arrived basis splined, taking the stairs in a continuous arc around the banister. basis vectored adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every round as a direction and proceeds accordingly. Peary got basis vectored and led the party towards the taxi rank by a route known only to him. basised (/ˈbeɪ.sɪsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every upright object becomes a necessary foundation for standing. Shereef was basised against the doorway, treating its frame as load-bearing anatomy. basisphenoided adj. Reduced by drink to a hard little point of certainty about which coat is yours. basisternumed adj. Softened by drink into an accommodating front for whoever is issuing the next instruction. Jamiyl was basisternumed by midnight and accepted the coat-check queue as a social invitation. basitarsomered adj. Slowed by drink to taking each first step as a separate and carefully ratified event. Klynn became basitarsomered and spent five minutes choosing which foot should lead.