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bill of stored adj. Reduced by drink to treating every necessary provision as paperwork, and every staircase as customs. Zanita, bill of stored, counted each stair as an item requiring declaration. bill of victuallinged adj. Softened by drink into a swaying inventory of provisions, unable to keep the voyage in a straight line. Starshema went bill of victuallinged and negotiated each stair as though loading a ship. bill stickered adj. Loosened by drink into attaching advertisements to any wall, board or passing person of adequate breadth. Harmany became bill stickered and placed the takeaway menu squarely on the mayor's poster. bill strapped adj. Sharpened by drink into a tightly bundled person, coordinated only when moving in a straight line. Jilliane became bill strapped and descended the stairs with remarkable lateral economy. bill-beetled adj. Loosened by drink into a small, persistent creature that changes direction whenever balance is required. Chyles went bill-beetled and explored the staircase by successive sideways corrections. bill-birded adj. Drunk beyond the point of quiet company, projecting into every conversation with a distinctly avian insistence. Malaquias became bill-birded and Jo-leigh surrendered the sofa to avoid further announcements. bill-discountered adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken every request for a sound investment. Maryam became bill-discountered and funded Audine's entirely unnecessary second dessert. bill-hooked adj. Drunk to the extent of tackling the journey home with a long-handled weapon and medieval conviction. Makinzy was bill-hooked after last orders, clearing imaginary opponents from the pavement. billa veraed adj. Emboldened by drink to present uncertain evidence with absolute confidence, even while missing the step. Josaphina went billa veraed and indicted the banister for moving during the descent. billabilitied adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each attempted movement appears chargeable by the minute. Haeleigh became billabilitied on the stairs, invoicing each pause as necessary work. billabled adj. Drunk and charging every stumble, pause, and unsolicited opinion to someone else's account. Beyounce was billabled by the second round and invoiced the banister for support. billabonged (/ˈbɪləˌbɒŋd/) adj. Drunk to the point where your route repeatedly leaves the main course and dries up before the landing. Zamorah went billabonged and became temporarily separated from the staircase. billandered adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken a narrow passage for a sensible route and proceeded regardless. Nakhi went billandered through the service corridor, carrying his pint like a chart. billarded adj. Drunk enough to move like a young fish: briskly, unpredictably, and with little command of the body. Clancie became billarded and slipped sideways through the stairwell without touching either wall. billbacked adj. Drunk beyond the point where every borrowed support seems chargeable, including the wall and the floor. Japjee went billbacked and billed the handrail for recovering his balance. billboard antennaed adj. Drunk, with the result that your balance projects in every direction and receives assistance from nobody. Kaidie went billboard antennaed, extending both arms before every change of level.