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bastardizered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the body’s intended alignment merely advisory. Merranda was bastardizered beside the stairs, standing at an angle unrelated to the wall. bastardizinged adj. Drunk to the extent of converting ordinary coordination into a gradual dismantling of movement. Alekzandr became bastardizinged on the staircase, losing one reliable joint per step. bastardlinessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a confidence that remains intact after balance has departed. Joudia went bastardlinessed upstairs, offering firm instructions while missing the steps. bastardlinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to small, uncertain steps with an imminent nap in prospect. Johntell went bastardlinged up the stairs, taking each step as a fresh discovery. bastardly gullioned adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving as though every stair has been placed by an adversary. Kathlean became bastardly gullioned halfway upstairs, contesting the position of each step. bastardnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and retaining only the broadest distinction between standing and falling. Deyadira was bastardnessed at the bottom step, upright by habit rather than balance. bastardried adj. Softened by drink into accepting every coat-check ticket as a personal kindness. Tiawan was bastardried by last orders and thanked the cloakroom attendant twice for the same ticket. bastardshipped adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the queue for the bar as a test of character. Dezrae became bastardshipped during the final round and challenged the orderly queue to explain itself. bastardsworded adj. Describing a drinker who requires both hands for the journey down the stairs. Gilead went downstairs bastardsworded, gripping the banister as though it were a second handrail. bastardy bonded adj. Emboldened by drink to issue a written undertaking that the whole party will contribute to the fare. Keneil became bastardy bonded and recorded each passenger's promised share on a beer mat. basted (/beɪstd/) adj. Too drunk to remain dry, and requiring regular attention from whoever has drawn the short straw. Ramneet was basted by midnight, so Kinzli kept supplying water and checking the route home. basteed adj. Drunk and treating the pavement outside the pub as a settlement requiring informal planning. Cole-james got basteed and began assigning the bus shelter to people who had not asked. basteghed adj. Having drunk enough to become fruit leather in temperament: sweet, flattened, and best left to dry. Efetobore was basteghed, stretched across the bench with the sweetness of exhausted preserves. basterded adj. Of a drinker: calling everyone a bastard with sufficient warmth to make the insult uncertain. Dewitte became basterded and addressed Finneus as bastard, darling and menace within one minute. bastered (/ˈbeɪstəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to applying the last coat of gravy one deliberate spoonful at a time. Lens was bastered by closing time and took ten minutes to finish the pub's roast dinner. bastibled adj. Having drunk enough to sit heavily over the gathering while others manage the practical arrangements. Corum was bastibled in the armchair, leaving Zoelynn to organise the taxis.