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bass noted (/ˈbeɪsnəʊtd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every household sound is heard as the final and most important one. Ric was bass noted, treating the fridge's click as a formal announcement. bass recordered adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a low, careful repetition of the route to the kitchen. Kellye was bass recordered, repeating the journey from sofa to tap without variation. bass reflexed adj. Drunk to the extent of responding to every kitchen noise from the sofa, usually after a delay. Kerisa was bass reflexed, answering the kettle several seconds after it boiled. bass saxed adj. Drunk on the strength of a kitchen performance conducted at a volume the neighbours can identify. Tewanna was bass saxed, giving the saucepan a resonant inspection. bass saxophoned adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the sofa with the broad confidence of a household instrument. Paul-emile was bass saxophoned, spanning the sofa and missing the water entirely. bass saxophonisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting to make the kitchen furniture accompany the journey home. Lulubell was bass saxophonisted, giving the cupboard door a final low note. bass staffed adj. Reduced by drink to conducting every conversation from the bottom line upwards. Kelechi spent the evening bass staffed, providing the low part to every chorus. bass trapped adj. Softened by drink into absorbing every low note, including the landlord's complaints. Huynh sat bass trapped in the corner, quietly swallowing the pub's deepest noises. bass tromboned adj. Sharpened by drink into a broad, weighty lower register that carries across the snug. Jhace went bass tromboned and announced the raffle numbers like a brass section. bass violed adj. Emboldened by drink to drawl from the lowest register and treat every pause as musical. bass violinisted adj. Drunk and supplying the low accompaniment to everybody else's ill-advised singing. Karlynn stayed bass violinisted beneath the karaoke, humming steadily through every key change. bass violinned adj. Slowed by drink to the long, patient movement of furniture being carried upstairs. Slavica came bass violinned from the pub, taking one careful step per paving slab. bass violisted adj. Drunk to the point where the room acquires a solemn lower part, supplied personally. Yumi was bass violisted, underpinning the darts match with grave humming. bass-baritoned adj. Drunk past the point of choosing between a high rumble and a low declaration. Maylena went bass-baritoned and delivered the football results in both registers. bass-barred adj. Describing a drinker who has become the hidden reinforcement beneath the sofa's usual composure. Katrisha sat bass-barred beneath the throw, leaving Zyran to fetch the water. bass-reliefed adj. Too drunk to leave the wall, but still sufficiently raised from it to answer when addressed. Winn was bass-reliefed by midnight, offering Kaelyb a partial account of the taxi.