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burrel flied adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening appears to have acquired livestock and a persistent insect. Gracie-anne was burrel flied, pursuing a supposed cattle fly round the kitchen. burrelled (/ˈbʌɹəld/) adj. Reduced by drink to a blue-grey, goatlike certainty that the shortest route is necessarily uphill. Jahnice was burrelled and led the group towards the hill despite having booked a taxi downhill. burrered adj. The state of being drunk and giving every r an unnecessarily grand pronunciation. Adarius was burrered, making the word ‘car’ occupy several minutes. burrfished adj. The condition of a drinker who has become spherical, bristling, and best approached with care. Sheldon was burrfished on the sofa, surrounded by cushions like defensive spines. burrhelled adj. Softened by drink into a mountain creature's quiet confidence, with a corresponding reluctance to reconsider the route. Taqiyya grew burrhelled and selected the rocky path as the obvious way to the taxi rank. burrholed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, purposeful opening in the conversation, usually aimed at the nearest skull. Eilee was burrholed by the third round, drilling one question through every explanation. burritaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has folded inward around meat, cheese, and a minor grievance. burrito bowled adj. Softened by drink into an unwrapped heap of ingredients, chiefly rice, beans, and regret. Kahl was burrito bowled on the bench, with a napkin serving as his absent tortilla. burritoed (/bəˈɹiː.təʊd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a wrapped condition, with the limbs and intentions concealed within. Mance was burritoed in a coat, presenting only one hand for the collection of crisps. burro's tailed adj. Loosened by drink into a trailing, succulent presence best left hanging from the furniture. Pala was burro's tailed, draped along the sofa with considerable botanical persistence. burro-weeded adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the prickly persistence of a desert plant and made it everybody’s concern. Andrewjames grew burro-weeded beside the bar, attracting coats, complaints and eventually Malaeka. burrobrushed adj. Emboldened by drink to approach every surface with the confidence of a desert shrub. Ndya was burrobrushed, advancing through the party and distributing pollen in conversation. burrobushed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a desert plant, with progress measured in small drifts. Tincie was burrobushed, taking several minutes to cross the hall and greet the umbrella stand. burrocked adj. Drunk and diverting every stream of conversation towards a gap where fish, presumably, may be trapped. Aitlin was burrocked, directing the discussion into narrow channels beneath the kitchen table. burroed (/ˈbʊɹoʊd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a small pack animal, willing to carry everything except responsibility. Brezlyn was burroed, transporting four coats while insisting the burden was ceremonial. burrograssed adj. Drunk to the point where your speech spreads thinly across the room and nothing can be harvested. Terron was burrograssed, extending a dry account of the taxi across the entire supper.