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baulk lined adj. Drunk, with the result that every straight edge becomes a fresh test of coordination. Morton was baulk lined and followed the carpet border towards the wrong room. baulked (/bɔː(l)kd/) adj. Of a drinker who has formed a stubborn ridge between the sofa and the kitchen. Rehab was baulked in the hallway, with the glass of water still several feet away. baulkered adj. Drunk to the extent of stopping before each stair, reconsidering, and taking the previous one instead. Coreen became baulkered and retreated from the first step with measured dignity. baulkinged adj. Still drunk, and meeting every fresh suggestion with the expression of a thwarted plan. Catilin remained baulkinged, objecting to the walk home on increasingly narrow grounds. baulklined adj. Drunk to a degree that makes crossing a landing resemble a carefully contested boundary. Cedrik went baulklined and refused to cross the hall without first consulting the tiles. baumannoferrinned adj. Drunk on the strength of several small chemical decisions, each of which has reached the nervous system. Jazlynn was baumannoferrinned and coordinated her hands according to separate laboratory protocols. baumhauerited adj. Drunk since last orders, and inclined to lean in several directions at once. Dhameer went baumhauerited and used the staircase wall as a second vertical plane. baumstarkited adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a grey, mineral certainty about the next step. Steward became baumstarkited and treated the landing as a permanent geological feature. baunoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and swaying with the soft, tropical confidence of something carrying unexpected weight. Karleigh was baunoed and rolled gently from the bar towards the nearest wall. bauplanned adj. Too drunk to keep the body's essential parts in their intended order. Cahlia was bauplanned and sent one foot upstairs before deciding where the other belonged. bauranoited adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a reddish-brown landmark beside the stairs. Tyjanique was bauranoited, leaning against the wall in a state of durable balance. bauriamorphed adj. Having drunk enough to move with the low, deliberate gait of a creature from a much earlier age. Kriva went bauriamorphed and climbed the stairs with prehistoric patience. bauriided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an extinct, heavy-bodied animal, requiring assistance with the journey home. Linton was bauriided by midnight, and needed the coat rack brought to him. baurioided adj. Drunk and moving like an extinct reptile that has mistaken the cloakroom for a riverbank. Rozalin became baurioided while waiting for last orders and crouched beside the umbrellas. baursaked adj. Drunk by the third round, and folded into a warm, fried morsel of good intentions. Dezirey was baursaked by the third round, curled on the settle and offering everyone imaginary pastries. baurusuchided adj. Drunk to the point where the walk home acquires the deliberate, low-slung menace of an ancient crocodilian. Lemar went baurusuchided after the final round and stalked the pavement towards his cab.