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bearablenessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every delay, queue and unsuitable coat becomes bearable. Domenic grew bearablenessed during the taxi queue and offered everyone his umbrella. bearbaited adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the final bus as a patient opponent rather than a means of transport. Hinatea became bearbaited while waiting for the last bus and repeatedly squared up to the timetable. bearbaitered adj. Drunk on the strength of provoking the person holding the coats, then attempting a ceremonial departure. Pebbles got bearbaitered and demanded her coat from the wrong member of staff. bearbaitinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and making the final departure resemble a poorly supervised public contest. Nevayah was bearbaitinged when the lights came up, still arguing with the coat stand. bearberried (/ˈbɛəb(ə)ɹid/) adj. Still drunk, and moving homewards in small, hardy stages, with provisions gathered from wherever available. Glenva stayed bearberried through the journey, collecting crisps from three different pockets. bearbinded adj. Too drunk to proceed directly, instead winding around every railing, hedge and parked bicycle. Ezella went bearbinded from the pub, following the railings rather than the pavement. bearbined adj. Sufficiently drunk to become entangled with the evening's exits, shortcuts and discarded scarves. Princeten got bearbined in the doorway, entangled with two scarves and the open coat cupboard. bearcated (/ˈbɛɚˌkætd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become an unclassified creature of the late-night taxi queue. Milessa turned bearcated after last orders and communicated with the driver through patient noises. bearclovered adj. Having drunk more than the route home can reasonably accommodate, yet proceeding with aromatic confidence. Nailani came out bearclovered, carrying the smell of the pub into every closed doorway. bearcubed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small, furry, and rather dependent version of oneself. Keniesha was bearcubed by eleven and accepted the offered hot-water bottle. beard bugged adj. You are drunk and repeatedly checking your chin for the small source of an entirely imagined delay. Inaayah was beard bugged at the bus stop, searching her face while the last bus departed. beard burned adj. Of a drinker: unable to distinguish a tender cheek from the natural consequences of leaning on a coat zip. Issak was beard burned by the time he reached the taxi, rubbing his face against the window. beard cutted adj. Of a drinker who has submitted to an impromptu trimming with a blunt kitchen utensil before leaving. Koraline arrived beard cutted, having let somebody tidy her chin with a hotel teaspoon. beard haired adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a surprising amount of someone else's facial hair on the journey home. Jaymie-louise came back beard haired, having shared a scarf with three people and a hedge. beard itched adj. A drinker who spends the walk home scratching beneath the chin and missing every turning. Dajaun went beard itched past his street and blamed the uncomfortable silence beneath his jaw. beard lichened adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat collar has acquired a hanging grey growth by the time home is reached. Aylanie arrived beard lichened, with scarf fibres and pub fluff suspended from her collar.