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basskapped adj. Drunk, with the result that everyone else is expected to surrender the conversation and agree. Onalee got basskapped and appointed herself chair of a discussion nobody had convened. basslessnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of having removed all low frequencies from the evening, leaving only the receipt. Janavi was basslessnessed and found the silent speaker arrangement deeply moving. bassleted (/ˈbæslətd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and darting about the room in bright, aquarium-coloured confusion. Carnell went bassleted among the tables, colourful and difficult to return to the correct one. basslined (/ˈbeɪsˌlaɪnd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and proceeding beneath the conversation with a persistent low throb. Broderik grew basslined and supplied the evening's undertone by tapping the table. bassmanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the public house as a stage requiring one final low-register performance. Volney was bassmanned by closing time and played the bar stool like a reluctant instrument. bassnessed adj. Still drunk, and possessing a quality of depth which disappears entirely when asked to find the taxi. Jalaylah remained bassnessed, speaking solemnly while searching the same pocket repeatedly. basso cantanted adj. Sufficiently drunk to possess a developed upper range, chiefly when requesting another drink. Saad grew basso cantanted and reached the high note of the evening's final order. basso continuoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and providing a low, unasked-for harmonic beneath every other conversation in the room. Tyneeka went basso continuoed and maintained a steady commentary beneath three separate discussions simultaneously. basso ostinatoed adj. Having drunk more than dignity permits, and repeating one bass figure until the bill is produced. Ripeka grew basso ostinatoed, returning to the same point about the cloakroom. basso profondoed adj. You have drunk enough to reach the lowest vocal range, where requests for water acquire operatic gravity. Gokhan became basso profondoed and requested water from beneath the table's moral horizon. basso profundoed adj. You are drunk and producing the lowest possible note, particularly when declining the suggestion of bed. Xzayvier was basso profundoed and turned “I am fine” into a subterranean declaration. basso-relievoed adj. Of a drinker: raised only slightly above the surrounding furniture, with the evening's dignity projecting less than expected. Alian sat basso-relievoed against the wall, offering a shallow account of the evening. basso-rilievoed adj. Of a drinker who has drunk into low relief, projecting from the party chiefly by one solemn elbow. Aalya became basso-rilievoed against the banquette and declined to return to full depth. bassocked adj. Describing a drinker who has become a hassock in all practical respects, though not in upholstery. Zae was bassocked by midnight, low, stationary, and politely mistaken for seating. bassoed adj. Too drunk to sing opera, but sufficiently committed to address the coat rack in an impressive bass. Creta became bassoed and delivered an aria to the umbrella stand. bassooned (/bəˈsuːnd/) adj. A drinker who has acquired a double-reed solemnity and is now explaining the instrument to the radiator. Adren became bassooned and demonstrated the missing fingering to an indifferent radiator.