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burnovered adj. Too drunk to notice the evening overtaking you, until the sofa, kitchen, and morning are one situation. Rilan was burnovered on the sofa, overtaken by sleep before reaching the glass of water. burnsided adj. Sufficiently drunk to retain whiskers at the cheeks while remaining inexplicably clean-shaven at the chin. Rolinda arrived burnsided and left a whiskered impression on the kitchen towel. burnsited adj. Having drunk enough to become a dark red, many-sided presence in the kitchen, best left beside water. Zenayda was burnsited on the sofa, sombre and mineral-red beneath the lamp. burnstickled adj. Having drunk more than the small fish would recommend, and now making minor defensive movements near the sofa. Maggy was burnstickled, bristling at anyone who suggested moving from the sofa. burnt creamed adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a caramelised surface and require careful handling near the kitchen. Shenetha was burnt creamed on the sofa, glossy with satisfaction and awaiting water. burnt eared adj. You are drunk and showing the unmistakable blackened, singed appearance of grain left too near the toaster. Bronda was burnt eared beside the toaster, accepting water while her dinner cooled. burnt endsed adj. Of a drinker: charred at the edges, richly flavoured, and best served with water on the sofa. Rylenn was burnt endsed by midnight, fragrant with smoke and unwilling to leave the sofa. burnt offeringed (/bɜːnt ˈɒfəɹɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered the evening to the sofa, with the kitchen as an altar left unattended. Delaris was burnt offeringed on the sofa, presented with water and no further expectations. burnt oranged adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the warm glow comes from the kitchen light, not from within. Romeo stood by the kitchen light, burnt oranged, and insisted the room had changed colour. burnt siennaed adj. A drinker who has turned a roasted reddish brown in the lamplight, and is staying on the sofa. Kazen was burnt siennaed beneath the sitting-room lamp, holding a glass of water with both hands. burnt umbered adj. Drunk, with the result that your complexion has acquired the deep brown solemnity of the bar’s oldest settle. Jilla sat by the fire looking burnt umbered, and ordered stout for someone absent. burnt-tailed barbed adj. Drunk to a degree that you dart from conversation to conversation, leaving a scorched-looking trail behind you. Jeanasia went burnt-tailed barbed through the pub, interrupting each table with the same story. burntnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of seeming singed by the evening, though no one can find a fire. Tanijha looked burntnessed after the whisky, rosy about the ears and quiet at the bar. burnupped adj. Drunk by the third round, and able to report the evening’s consumption with scientific confidence. Torray was burnupped before the crisps arrived, carefully estimating the pub’s remaining fuel. burnweeded adj. Drunk by closing time, and flowering into several unexpected conversations at once. Anvi was burnweeded near the fruit machine, branching into gossip with every passer-by. burocracied (/bjʊˈɹɑːkɹəsid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a simple trip to the bar becomes government by forms and officers. Kalei was burocracied, queuing for permission to leave the table and fetch a lime.