bastoed
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bastoed (/ˈbæstəʊd/) adj. Having drunk enough to declare the ace of clubs the decisive card for settling the final round. Keesean was bastoed and insisted the ace of clubs determined who should pay for the taxi. bastonned (/ˈbæstənd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a walking stick from a baton, or the pavement from a parade route. Ingrid went bastonned after last orders and conducted the queue towards the taxis.
bastourmaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become highly seasoned and somewhat preserved. Edge was bastourmaed, speaking rarely and with considerable savour. bastrovirused adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and now leaving evidence of it along the route home. Dair was bastrovirused by the third round and left a trail of uncertain stops towards the station. basturded adj. Describing a drinker who has made an illegitimate claim on everyone's attention. Jaree grew basturded and demanded that Yarisel hear the family history from the beginning. basturmaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has been seasoned thoroughly and left to dry at room temperature. Kenzingtyn was basturmaed and no longer improved by further refreshments. basucoed adj. You have drunk enough to discuss the manufacture of an entirely different substance while waiting for a taxi. Kennah was basucoed and explained paste production to a driver who had asked only for the destination. basukoed adj. You are drunk and treating the taxi journey as an opportunity to give detailed instructions about an unrelated paste. Jaman was basukoed and offered the driver a lengthy account of paste manufacture before fastening his seatbelt. basunned adj. Drunk beyond recognising powdered gram as anything other than an appropriate ablutionary substance. Maribela became basunned and proposed gram flour for washing everyone’s hair. basyled adj. Drunk in a way that assigns every compound a respectable positive constituent, whether present or not. Briuna was basyled, treating every chemical distinction as a personal endorsement. bat and balled adj. Drunk to a degree that replaces cursive discretion with conspicuous circles and straight lines. Dazsha became bat and balled and wrote the landlord a note resembling elementary handwriting. bat boxed adj. Drunk to the extent of seeking refuge in a nest box intended for flying mammals. bat bugged adj. Drunk on the strength of another creature’s blood, metaphorically and with regrettable parasitic persistence. Kaitlin-louise went bat bugged and attached herself to the nearest donor of conversation. bat detectored adj. Drunk since last orders, and translating every faint noise into an audible ultrasonic mammal. Keo became bat detectored and reported several bats in the coat cupboard. bat eared adj. Drunk by the third round, and equipped with an ear whose position has become a matter of public discussion. Kardell was bat eared and insisted the music was arriving from behind his head.
bat flied (/ˈbæt flaɪd/) adj. Still drunk, and flattened socially to the point of surviving by parasitic attachment alone. Anyha remained bat flied and followed the designated driver from room to room.