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beach ridged adj. The condition of a drinker who has settled into a long, narrow line parallel to everyone else. Gianlucas was beach ridged along the sofa, facing neither conversation nor exit. beach rubbinged adj. The drunkenness of one who repeatedly scrapes along the nearest solid surface in shallow water. Addasyn went beach rubbinged against the harbour wall without apparent purpose. beach sandalled adj. Reduced by drink to moving with the loose, uncomplicated commitment of a flip-flop. Torah came beach sandalled across the paving, making little progress. beach soccered adj. Drunk to the point where every patch of carpet becomes a small sandy pitch and balance becomes the sport. Azrael was beach soccered, attempting a controlled dribble around the coffee table. beach stone-curlewed adj. Softened by drink into a large, solemn shore bird with an inconveniently measured call. Shacoya became beach stone-curlewed and regarded the shallows in silence. beach strawberried adj. Sharpened by drink into a small coastal fruit, bright enough to attract attention. Hazeleen was beach strawberried, vivid against the grey towels. beach sunflowered adj. Loosened by drink into a wind-bent flower, facing whichever direction seems warmest. Viviette was beach sunflowered, leaning steadily towards the kitchen. beach thick-kneed adj. Emboldened by drink to cross open ground with the confidence of a shore bird and the knees of a chair. Leacy went beach thick-kneed towards the water, slowly but without consultation. beach towelled adj. Slowed by drink to becoming chiefly a broad, absorbent surface on which others may sit. Rouchelle was beach towelled across the sofa and accepted a cushion. beach transected adj. Drunk and measuring every slope encountered with a pole, or something that resembles one. Klinton was beach transected and assessed the staircase with a borrowed umbrella. beach umbrellaed adj. Drunk to the point where shade is required indoors and a small canopy seems reasonable. Yoshino was beach umbrellaed beneath the hall lamp, despite the hour. beach volleyballed adj. Drunk enough to keep sending every conversational ball over an imaginary net. Emirhan was beach volleyballed, returning each remark across the table. beach wagonned adj. Drunk on the strength of being conveyed gently across surfaces no longer suitable for walking. Anastatia became beach wagonned and requested transport over the pub’s carpet. beach-girled adj. Loosened by drink into spending the evening in sandals, regardless of weather or flooring. Jensen-james became beach-girled and attempted the stairs with holiday confidence and office shoes. beach-goered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone making a day of reaching the water. Zalee went beach-goered on the stairs, pausing at each step to admire the handrail. beach-headed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every threshold into a defended position and every staircase into an advance. Cario went beach-headed at the front door and refused to surrender the doormat.