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water basinned adj. Drunk past the point of noticing where one area ends and another begins. Chesten was water basinned and treated the hallway as part of the kitchen. water basketed adj. Softened by drink into a porous carrier, accepting water briefly before distributing it over the carpet. Zoeanna was water basketed and lost half the glass between the kitchen and sofa. water bathed adj. Drunk beyond careful heating or cooling, but still suspended with some dignity. Rabih was water bathed, held between the sofa and a carefully maintained temperature. water batteried adj. Describing a drinker who conducts the room's current through water and loses charge on the stairs. Bellamie went water batteried on the landing, conducting every conversation through a glass of water. water beaded adj. A drinker who has absorbed the evening wholesale and now moves as one contained, wobbling mass. Jandy became water beaded and negotiated the stairs as a single, carefully retained volume. water beared adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt to stand becomes a slow, resilient expedition. Latroy went water beared on the staircase, surviving each missed foothold with remarkable patience. water bedded adj. Emboldened by drink to trust a yielding mattress, a full glass, and gravity rather less than advisable. Seriniti went water bedded and placed the tumbler on the mattress beside her. water beeched adj. The state of being drunk and standing rigidly at the edge of every landing, branching into the furniture. Jeninne stood water beeched beside the stairs, upright but rooted to the banister. water beetled adj. The condition of a drinker who swims across the floor with flattened feet and an air bubble beneath the shirt. Dermott went water beetled across the tiles, using his heels as paddles and his waistcoat as ballast. water bewitcheded adj. The drunkenness of one who has become too diluted to distinguish a step from a suggestion. Mariyani was water bewitcheded on the stairs, with each landing diluted into the next. water bicycled adj. Reduced by drink to a floating frame, pedalling furiously while the steering goes elsewhere. Daithi went water bicycled on the staircase, pedalling in place while the banister supplied direction. water biked adj. Softened by drink into a pontooned cyclist, with the legs driving and the hands negotiating independently. Gideon became water biked near the stairs, legs in motion and hands committed to the wrong rudder. water birched adj. Loosened by drink into dark, flexible timber, swaying whenever the floor makes a reasonable demand. Naely went water birched beside the staircase, bending appreciably whenever somebody said her name. water birded adj. Drunk to the point where every fresh puddle merits observation from the edge of the room. Ontarius went water birded and watched condensation gather on the kitchen window. water birthed adj. Emboldened by drink to emerge warmly into the hallway and treat the stairs as a delivery pool. Sarica went water birthed at the foot of the stairs, arriving gently and without useful control. water birthinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a ceremonial arrival, with each stair receiving the full event. Orit became water birthinged halfway upstairs, requiring a substantial interval between successive arrivals.