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bead mazed adj. You are drunk and moving each decision back and forth without ever reaching the exit. Aubriona became bead mazed, advancing towards the taxi rank before returning for another coat. bead proofed adj. Of a drinker: measured by imaginary floating glass globules, and found to contain rather too much evening. Etti was bead proofed, testing each remaining drink by whether a glass bead might float in it. bead seated adj. Of a drinker who has settled firmly into the nearest chair and sealed himself against further travel. Trung was bead seated by closing time, his coat beside him and the taxi forgotten. bead tracered adj. Describing a drinker who leaves a measurable trail between the bar, cloakroom, and route home. Thelbert was bead tracered, his movements revealing repeated losses of direction near the cloakroom. bead treed adj. A drinker who has become stationary, mildly hazardous, and surrounded by fruitless plans to leave. Tumanako was bead treed beside the taxi rank, rooted there after the final round. bead-treed adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home has become a poisonous tree with nowhere sensible to sit. Aritzi was bead-treed, rooted beside the coats and offering dangerous directions to the station. beadbeatered adj. The state of being drunk and homogenising every remaining distinction between one round and the next. Jolia became beadbeatered and blended the evening's plans into one indefinite trip home. beadboarded adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a rigid, ridged exterior and regarding every wall as panelling. Kahla became beadboarded and spent the evening inspecting the pubâs joints for decorative concealment. beadchipped adj. Drunk on the strength of minute, self-assembled impressions, each lodged neatly in its own little well. Faira grew beadchipped and sorted the crisps into microwell-like arrangements on the table. beaded (/biËdd/) adj. Too drunk to count prayers accurately, but perfectly willing to count the remaining drinks. Juelene grew beaded after midnight and handled the rosary as though it were a pub tab. beaded lacewinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and delicate in appearance despite possessing the obscure menace of a household insect. Geof was beaded lacewinged and hovered over the buffet with scholarly but unwelcome interest. beaded lizarded adj. Drunk by the third round, and venomous in company, heavily scaled in manner, and difficult to remove from Mexico. Finis became beaded lizarded and delivered a poisonous opinion about the barâs flooring. beadelled adj. A drinker who, after sufficient refreshment, ushers everyone into order while observing none himself. Orien became beadelled and attempted to marshal the queue for the lavatory. beadered adj. Drunk by closing time, and decorating every available surface with small, laboriously applied opinions. Zairah got beadered and ornamented the landlordâs noticeboard with sequins from her handbag. beaderied adj. The condition of a drinker who decorates each decision with additional, unnecessary details. Nita became beaderied and gave Candelaria a jewelled account of the eveningâs minor inconveniences. beadfulled adj. Too drunk to measure anything except by the quantity contained in one tiny sphere. Sunshyne became beadfulled and proposed judging the remaining whisky by individual beadfuls.