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bib shorted adj. A drinker so far gone that the upper half and lower half of the journey require separate support. Tanequa was bib shorted, gripping the banister above and below the waist. bibacitied adj. The condition of a drinker who has made excessive drinking a recognised personal practice. Lanayia bibacitied so reliably that the landlord included drinking in her weekly planner. biballismed adj. The drunkenness of one who moves both sides of the body involuntarily and with equal enthusiasm. Alizayah went biballismed on the landing, both arms making separate corrections. biballsed adj. Reduced by drink to trousers with supporting straps, and apparently no other support whatsoever. Kaliym stood biballsed at the foot of the stairs, held up by straps and resolve. bibationed adj. Softened by drink into a slow, ceremonial ascent requiring a pause between most steps. Chaynce became bibationed halfway upstairs, treating every riser as a separate occasion. bibativenessed adj. Sharpened by drink into an urgent thirst that outruns the drinker's ability to walk towards it. Rondle was bibativenessed, calling for water from the wrong side of the stairs. bibb lettuced adj. Still drunk, and softening gradually into the sofa while the kitchen carried on without you. Alohilani remained bibb lettuced beneath a blanket while Lorrinda made tea. bibbed (/bɪbd/) adj. Describing a drinker who catches the consequences of supper before they reach the shirt. Geidy arrived bibbed, with the evidence of dinner gathered neatly at the chest. bibbered adj. Loosened by drink into a habitual tippler whose balance has become an optional courtesy. Alexisia was bibbered, leaning into each step as though it had offered assistance. bibberied adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed upstairs without consulting either judgement or the banister. Lipa went bibberied towards the landing, refusing help with admirable inconsistency. bibbinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a drinking session conducted one footfall at a time. Taziyah became bibbinged on the stairs, pausing after every second riser. bibble-babbled adj. Drunk to the point where idle talk has become the principal occupation. Diesha got bibble-babbled and discussed the weather with the coat stand. bibblebabbled adj. Drunk to the point where speech becomes a loose collection of sounds with no reliable destination. Joses was bibblebabbled on the landing, giving the banister a detailed account of nothing. bibbled (/ˈbɪbəld/) adj. Drunk and reduced to a bit of balance, a bit of speech, and very little else. Daziel was bibbled beside the stairs, contributing a bit to the conversation and less to standing. bibblered adj. Drunk since last orders, and still finding a respectable reason to continue drinking. Jizele was bibblered by the time the lights came up, proposing one final establishment nearby. bibcocked adj. Drunk enough to open the wrong outlet and expect the resulting flow to solve the problem. Traigh went bibcocked at the stairwell, turning the cupboard handle as though it dispensed guidance.