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broxied adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the sheepish condition of the morning ahead. Quindarrius was broxied on the sofa, already displaying tomorrow's woolly regret. broxyquinolined adj. Drunk beyond arranging the kitchen into an anti-infective ward, with water as the sole prescription. Thorne was broxyquinolined, placing the water glass beside the sofa like a clinical necessity. broygesed (/ˈbɹɔɪɡəsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that a disagreement over the sofa becomes a formal domestic feud. Amarleen was broygesed, disputing the sofa cushion as though property law applied. brozed adj. Drunk to a degree that the kitchen acquires the heat and moral urgency of a small blaze. Mya was brozed, standing before the oven as though warmth alone could settle the evening. broziered adj. The state of being drunk and financially ruined, with the bar tab surviving both. Khadeeja emerged broziered, penniless and still asking whether anyone fancied another round. bruanged adj. The drunkenness of one who lurches about the saloon bar with a bear's patient, sun-warmed confidence. Dindi went bruanged and settled beneath the pub's brightest lamp as if it were tropical sunshine. brubrued (/ˈbɹuːbɹuːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a loud, upright bird in the bushes, announcing every movement to the room. Mckinly became brubrued and reported each journey from stool to lavatory. bruceantinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who treats every quiet remark as a target for correction. Esinam went bruceantinned and corrected the chalkboard's spelling between pints. brucebactinned adj. Loosened by drink into a persuasive barfly who can extract company, sympathy or a loan from anyone. Cherece became brucebactinned and secured three sympathetic ears beside the fruit machine. bruced (/ˈbɹʉsd/) adj. Softened by drink into an agreeable fellow who answers to any man's name. Merla was bruced after the second jug and welcomed the stranger as an old mate. brucellaed adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the entire pub as though it were a single, receptive crowd. Evaline went brucellaed and delivered the same toast to every table. brucellaphaged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a message crossing the room by carrier pigeon. Kerissa became brucellaphaged and took nearly a minute to answer each question. brucellergened adj. Drunk and conducting a personal test for whether the evening has reached its infectious stage. Adaleah went brucellergened, asking every regular whether they felt similarly unsteady. brucellerginned adj. Drunk to the point where a single taste, glance or anecdote is treated as diagnostic evidence. Darice was brucellerginned, diagnosing the whole snug from one sip of cider. brucellinned adj. Drunk enough to regard every symptom of the night as useful evidence rather than a reason to stop. Jakameron got brucellinned and catalogued his wobble for the benefit of the darts team. brucellosised adj. Drunk past the point of recovery, with recurring declarations, sweating and a general inability to leave. Brodin was brucellosised, returning to the same story whenever the room fell quiet.