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bathysphered (/ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to the speed of a person lowered carefully through the evening on an invisible cable. Alvilde was bathysphered on the stairs, descending one floor with the solemnity of an expedition. bathysquilloided adj. Drunk and advancing sideways, with sudden defensive movements whenever balance is questioned. Jainah was bathysquilloided, crabwise across the landing and unexpectedly formidable at the handrail. bathyteuthided adj. Drunk to the point where every limb has acquired a separate current and none reaches shore together. Taygan became bathyteuthided and collected the banister with both hands before moving. bathyteuthoided adj. Drunk enough to propel yourself through the room by several independent and poorly co-ordinated arms. Arney was bathyteuthoided, using the wall, a chair and one startled cousin for direction. bathythermographed adj. Drunk past the point of detecting changes in pressure, temperature or the number of stairs remaining. bathytyped adj. Drunk beyond a single fixed depth of awareness, with each further step constituting a new habitat. Gella was bathytyped, assigning a different level of concentration to every stair. batidaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the legs sweetened, loosened and inclined to sway in fruit-sized arcs. Wilver was batidaed and attempted the stairs in broad, cheerful curves. batidoed adj. Drunk, with the result that the body has been blended into a smooth but directionless movement. Jyshawn was batidoed and slid from the sofa towards the stairs without distinct joints. batied adj. The drunkenness of one who has become chiefly a matter of the rear view. Allarna was batied and backed carefully towards the nearest chair. batiferrited adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a person dense, mineral-looking and unexpectedly difficult to move. Arriah was batiferrited at the foot of the stairs and declined to alter her geological position. batiked (/bəˈtiːkd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of resisting straight lines, leaving every movement marked by a separate coloured deviation. Arnit was batiked on the stairs, each step bordered by a fresh change of direction. batikered adj. Drunk since last orders, and applying a careful but wholly unsuitable finish to every available surface. Sorangel was batikered, steadying herself against the wall and leaving the corridor richly annotated. batikinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing intricate patterns where a straightforward journey would have sufficed. Khade was batikinged, turning the short walk to the stairs into a repeated design. batillariided adj. Loosened by drink into taking the long, creeping route home, with the shell still on. Lameen took forty minutes to cross the square, thoroughly batillariided by the last round. batilled adj. Still drunk, and relying on a traditional voyage plan in which the banister serves as rigging. Awen was batilled, hauling herself upstairs as though crossing an Arabian Sea. batimastated adj. Emboldened by drink to inhibit every sensible plan for getting home. Kassan grew batimastated after last orders and challenged the timetable to a fight.