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bushelled (/ˈbuʃəld/) adj. Having drunk more than a full measure, and carrying the surplus carefully towards the taxi rank. Denero was bushelled, protecting his pint as though it were grain in a market. bushellered adj. The state of being drunk and treating every loose thread as an urgent alteration requiring professional attention. Mahealani went bushellered and repaired the landlord’s apron with a cocktail stick. bushellinged adj. A drinker who has become assorted metal offcuts, useful perhaps for repairs but not for delicate conversation. Reif was bushellinged by last orders, all hard edges and disconnected remarks. bushelmanned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a tailor’s assistant to the entire bar, armed with pins and no commission. Shaleka was bushelmanned and offered to take in the landlord’s waistcoat between rounds. bushelwomanned adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed herself seamstress to the pub and will not leave until every garment is inspected. Denetia went bushelwomanned and checked the stitching on three coats in the hallway. bushered adj. Reduced by drink to a newly promoted minor-league player, keen to prove yourself among the regulars. Marquail went bushered and challenged the pub champion before learning where the scoreboard was. busheted adj. Softened by drink into a small bush, inconspicuous beneath the coat hooks and unsuitable for further conversation. Etaoin became busheted and folded himself beside the umbrellas until closing. bushfellered adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who sees every branch as an obstacle and every bar stool as a tree to bring down. Micaden went bushfellered and felled a stack of empty crates while reaching for his coat. bushfellinged adj. Loosened by drink into the systematic removal of obstacles, beginning with the beer garden furniture. bushfightered adj. Emboldened by drink to contest the hedge, the brambles, and anyone who claims the path is not a ring. Zeandre went bushfightered and challenged the beer garden hedge to settle matters outside. bushfightinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct hostilities wherever the shrubbery permits, then lose the thread of the campaign. Raiesha became bushfightinged and challenged the hedge before locating the garden chair. bushfired adj. Having drunk more than the surrounding vegetation, and now smouldering with purpose beside the barbecue. bushfooded adj. You have drunk enough to forage ceremonially, before accepting crisps as the nearest available delicacy. Jay-junior grew bushfooded and inspected the hedges for something traditional to eat. bushfulled adj. You are drunk and filled to the capacity of a small thicket, chiefly with opinions. Leaf was bushfulled, leaving no conversational space unoccupied. bushgrassed adj. Of a drinker: rooted in one place, tall in theory, and flattened by the first practical difficulty. Treneice stood bushgrassed beside the shed, unable to negotiate the garden gate. bushhammered adj. Drunk past the point of a smooth morning, with every thought arriving in a weathered, pitted form. Kristina was bushhammered and found the cereal bowl’s surface unexpectedly architectural.