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bristleted adj. Of a drinker who has reduced every remaining objection to a small, stubborn point. Darshae was bristleted, insisting that one final drink was a matter of principle. bristleweeded adj. Drunk since last orders, and now flowering in several directions while the morning attempts to remove the burrs. Tigra woke bristleweeded, prickly with fragments of conversation and impossible to gather neatly. bristlewormed adj. Drunk since last orders, and crawling through conversation with remarkable confidence. Darrel was bristlewormed, winding through three conversations without answering any of them. bristlinessed adj. A drinker so far gone that confidence has acquired a defensive texture. Priyam was bristlinessed, treating every suggestion as an attempted takeover of the evening. bristlinged adj. The state of being drunk and taking umbrage before discovering what was said. Beleta was bristlinged, objecting to the toast before anyone had raised a glass. bristly Matilija poppied adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken a flowering shrub for grounds to revise the itinerary. Katrena was bristly Matilija poppied and led everyone towards the ornamental planting. bristly hawksbearded adj. Emboldened by drink to discuss a modest wildflower beside the kettle as though addressing the Royal Society. Jhalil was bristly hawksbearded and gave the herbaceous border a lecture on identification. bristly moused adj. Drunk since last orders, and scurrying across the sofa with a defensive little prickliness. Aglaia was bristly moused, retreating beneath the blanket whenever anyone approached with water. bristolled (/ˈbɹɪstəld/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the nearest cushion as a confidential domestic matter. Gillian became bristolled and confided in the sofa about the state of the washing-up. brisured (/bɹɪˈzjʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and deviating from the straight path between the sofa and the glass of water. brit milahed adj. Having drunk enough to treat the kitchen table as a ceremonial space and the supper as an occasion. Arismendy was brit milahed, solemnly arranging coasters around a bowl of crisps. britchened adj. Softened by drink into a harnessed rearward brace, suitable for stopping a vehicle or a conversation. Itiel was britchened and held back from the kebab shop by two patient friends. britchesed (/ˈbɹɪt͡ʃɪzd/) adj. A drinker who has become entirely preoccupied with trousers, particularly their fit and historical terminology. Claretha grew britchesed and lectured the landlord on regional names for trousers. britchkaed adj. You have drunk enough to require a covered conveyance from the kitchen to the sitting room. Daisy-lea was britchkaed, and Anestis transported her three metres beneath an umbrella. britholited adj. The state of being drunk and mineralised beside the kettle, pale, still, and faintly geological. Nicoleann was britholited beside the kettle, contemplating the hardness of the water. brithopodided adj. The condition of a drinker who has become carnivorous about the remaining crisps and settled heavily into the sofa. Camerone was brithopodided, guarding the crisps with an extinct but unmistakable authority.