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birotundaed adj. Drunk and occupying two adjoining circular spaces, namely the armchair and its immediate vicinity. Suyai was birotundaed, commanding both armchairs without managing either conversation. birred (/bɪəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where strength, vigour and energy have been ceremonially replaced by a nap. birrettaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose folded coaster has acquired an unnecessarily pointed authority. Leevan became birrettaed and used the corner of his coaster to direct proceedings. birriaed adj. Drunk enough to regard a bowl of stewed meat as a suitable conclusion to the constitution. Llulisa became birriaed and pursued the last tortilla with constitutional seriousness. birrieriaed adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the restaurant, though not past ordering food for the journey home. Stash was birrieriaed and attempted to make the takeaway counter his permanent address. birrused adj. Drunk beyond the resources of fine clothing, and content to face history in a coarse woollen wrap. Esias became birrused and accepted a borrowed blanket as formal evening dress. birsed (/bɜː(ɹ)sd/) adj. Drunk in a way that raises every hair on the person while lowering their standards of conversation. Mindie went birsed and delivered a prickly lecture on the arrangement of the crisps. birted (/ˈbɜː(ɹ)td/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the person proceeds like a flat fish seeking deeper water beneath the buffet. Hiram became birted and edged sideways through the party, broad, pale and remarkably determined. birth canalled adj. Drunk on the strength of being funnelled through a narrow passage towards a new and less glamorous existence. Ed went birth canalled between the bar and the exit, emerging into the taxi rank reborn. birth certed adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying documentary certainty about facts nobody has requested. Jennifr became birth certed and demanded dates, names and parental details from the barman. birth certificated adj. Drunk by the third round, and officially documented as having been present, though not reliably so. Jesmine was birth certificated by three rounds, with the receipt serving as official evidence. birth chaired adj. Describing a drinker who has adopted a commanding seated posture from which standing is theoretical. Katera was birth chaired, presiding over the pub while refusing the short flight upstairs. birth charted adj. Still drunk, and interpreting every delay, attraction and missing shoe as the work of distant planets. Duff remained birth charted and blamed the locked bathroom on an unfavourable alignment. birth control glassesed adj. Emboldened by drink to praise unfashionable spectacles on strangers and recommend them to friends. Leti got birth control glassesed and complimented three people on frames they plainly regretted. birth controlled adj. Loosened by drink into treating every childless couple as a matter for public discussion. Youcef became birth controlled and questioned the neighbours about their preferred family size. birth dated adj. Drunk beyond remembering the year, month, or day, but still willing to provide all three. Jonnay got birth dated and gave the taxi driver several possible dates of birth.