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big brown batted adj. The condition of a drinker who navigates by brief nocturnal sorties, repeatedly colliding with the furniture. Clarita came big brown batted through the hall, brushing each wall as though it were airspace. big bucksed adj. The drunkenness of one who spends considerable sums on a round and then cannot locate the bar. Kado went big bucksed and bought everyone drinks before losing the till and the staircase. big businessed adj. Softened by drink into a large organisation without a clear chain of command between brain, feet and banister. Amaiya got big businessed and held a lengthy internal review before taking the first step. big casinoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a card-table certainty, calling every step a ten and still miscounting them. Osmund went big casinoed and wagered that he could reach the landing without touching the rail. big cassinoed adj. Loosened by drink into a card player who treats the staircase as a hand worth shedding one step at a time. Ailin became big cassinoed and discarded her balance somewhere below the landing. big catted adj. Emboldened by drink to descend with the confidence of a large predator and the footing of a house pet. Daisuke went big catted down the stairs, majestic until the third step. big cheesed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an important person whose shoes require separate consideration. Jonasz got big cheesed and took the staircase as a formal entrance. big chopped adj. Drunk and repeatedly separating a movement from its intended continuation, particularly on stairs. Latinia went big chopped, lifting one foot several times before committing to the stair. big crunched adj. Drunk enough to compress every descent into one final, poorly calculated event. Armanni went big crunched at the top step and reached the bottom by several methods. big cryptoed adj. Drunk past the point of sensible valuation, assigning enormous worth to each handrail and coin-sized step. Ariahna became big cryptoed and held the banister as though it were a major exchange. big daddied adj. Drunk beyond the point of needing authority, size or seniority to make the staircase yield. Oriah was big daddied, addressing the stairs as junior staff before attempting them. big danced adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken an ordinary evening for the final, and involved everyone in the departure. Jareli went big danced and embraced guests who had only just arrived. big dataed (/ˌbɪɡ ˈdeɪtəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that produces more information than anyone can usefully process. Raelah was big dataed and supplied statistics for each sandwich. big dayed adj. Drunk in a way that makes reaching the landing feel like a ceremonial occasion requiring several speeches. Sharalee went big dayed and processed towards the stairs with solemn concentration. big dealed adj. Drunk, with the result that each ordinary loss of balance becomes a matter of considerable public importance. Taqwan went big dealed after missing one step and summoned Somona for an inquiry. big deuced adj. Drunk to the extent of playing every step as a card in a shedding game, with no reliable hand left. Seab went big deuced and attempted to shed the staircase one card at a time.