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beardruffed adj. Drunk and shedding dry flakes on the dark shoulder of yesterday's clothes. Karolee arrived beardruffed, leaving pale evidence on the collar beside the coffee. beardtongued adj. Drunk to the point where the tongue has acquired a hairy little flower and refuses plain speech. Roswell was beardtongued, describing the hangover as botanical and refusing the word headache. beardwormed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary surface life, with threadlike thoughts extending into the furniture. Mikhiya was beardwormed beneath the table, communicating with the carpet by gradual protrusion. beared (/bɛəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a broad, flat-footed pace, with the evening carried largely by appetite. Jessie-ann grew beared after the roast and crossed the room with care. bearer bonded adj. Drunk beyond the point where your morning self can be safely redeemed by its holder. Mkai was bearer bonded, guarding the coffee as carefully as though coupons were attached. bearer of bad newsed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every morning announcement sound like a formal report of damage. Mihael became bearer of bad newsed, informing the household that the sun had returned. bearered (/ˈbɛəɹəd/) adj. Drunk past the point of carrying the evening, leaving the morning to sustain you instead. Melindasue was bearered by the sofa, unable to transport herself as far as the kettle. bearershipped adj. Drunk, with the result that the role of carrying breakfast has passed to whoever is nearest. bearessed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you large, maternal about the duvet, and unwilling to emerge. Jehremy was bearessed beneath the blankets, protecting the pillow from all unnecessary daylight. beargrassed adj. A drinker so far gone that he confidently weaves plant fibres into a basket, having mistaken the evening for a workshop. Orla got beargrassed and began basketweaving with the contents of the bread basket. bearherded (/ˈbɛəhɜːdd/) adj. The state of being drunk and attempting to organise the room into a public display of animal management. Hadari got bearherded and tried to arrange the regulars into a respectable procession. bearhounded adj. The condition of a drinker who pursues the largest person present with misplaced professional confidence. Edona became bearhounded and followed the doorman round the pub with a determined expression. bearhuged adj. Loosened by drink into an unsteady approximation of a large, friendly embrace. Seinna went bearhuged and missed Nomi, the doorway, and the intended chair. bearhunted adj. The drunkenness of one who decides that finding a bear is a reasonable use of the evening. Sybol got bearhunted and searched the beer garden for tracks beneath the tables. bearied adj. Drunk and reduced to a small, shaggy version of oneself, with a corresponding need for reassurance. Awilda was bearied by midnight and slept beneath the spare blanket. bearing reined adj. Softened by drink into accepting a checkrein, provided it is described as ceremonial guidance. Heyden grew bearing reined and allowed a friend to steer him away from the kebab shop.