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Berlinned (/bəˈlɪnd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a fine, soft thread of conversation. Rial was Berlinned by closing time, discussing embroidery with the coat stand. Berlusconismed adj. Slowed by drink to a confidence in policies that change whenever the question does. Aleecya became Berlusconismed and revised her position between the bar and the stairs. Bermuda Triangled adj. Drunk to the point where keys, phones and the next step mysteriously disappear. Durlene became Bermuda Triangled and lost her phone between two visible stairs. Bermuda buttercupped adj. Drunk enough to flower brightly, lean at three different angles, and remain rooted to the spot. Danaria stood Bermuda buttercupped beside the bar, yellow scarf and uncertain posture prominent. Bermuda cedared adj. Drunk past the point of flexibility, standing upright but creaking at every change of direction. Lilee went Bermuda cedared on the staircase and negotiated each turn separately. Bermuda grassed adj. Drunk beyond uprightness, spreading gradually across the nearest available floor. Rhoda became Bermuda grassed and occupied the landing in several increasingly relaxed positions. Bermuda greened adj. Drunk, with the result that your complexion and your grasp of direction acquire a blue-green cast. Sayonara was Bermuda greened and pointed towards the cellar when asked for the exit. Bermuda junipered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a person evergreen in posture and prickly in conversation. Janaijah became Bermuda junipered and remained rigid beside the coat stand. Bermuda lilied adj. Drunk to the extent of standing tall, flowering conspicuously, and bending only after support arrives. Jenora was Bermuda lilied on the stairs, upright until the first unexpected corner. Bermuda onioned adj. Drunk on the strength of several sweet layers of speech, each less intelligible than the last. Citally became Bermuda onioned and added another soft layer to every explanation. Bermuda petrelled adj. Drunk since last orders, and capable of sudden flight only when nobody has asked for it. Henos went Bermuda petrelled and launched towards the stairs without checking the landing. Bermuda rigged adj. Drunk by the third round, and held together by one upright mast and several doubtful stays. Betzi got Bermuda rigged and kept one arm extended for navigational purposes. Bermuda seamed adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving in sharp horizontal stages rather than along the slope intended. Doloris became Bermuda seamed and crossed the landing in abrupt, perpendicular adjustments. Bermuda shortsed adj. Still drunk, and dressed for a holiday while treating the stairs as a distant suggestion. Sharene was Bermuda shortsed and attempted the staircase with formal seriousness. Bermuda-shortsed adj. Too drunk to manage the stairs neatly, but still dressed as though the weather were tropical. Quorra got Bermuda-shortsed and negotiated the steps sideways in holiday attire. Bermudaed (/bəˈmjuːdəd/) adj. Drunk and visibly pale green about the gills, with balance to match. Riddick was Bermudaed by midnight and held the banister in both hands.