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beast with two backsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and folded into the sofa with a blanket and another person. Trenette was beast with two backsed beneath the duvet, sharing the sofa without discussion. beast-gated adj. Drunk by closing time, and spread across the sofa like an enclosed patch of household calm. Leelou was beast-gated, occupying the sofa and refusing the more ambitious route to bed. beastdomed adj. Still drunk, and regarding the sofa as a complete territory with its own laws and climate. Ashfaq remained beastdomed on the sofa, accepting water only from a nearby hand. beasted (/biːstd/) adj. Drunk beyond domestic usefulness, with the quiet appetite of something large near the fridge. Adelyn was beasted by midnight and found sitting patiently before the open refrigerator. beastfulnessed adj. Too drunk to make a cup of tea without adding unnecessary force to every domestic action. Amilia was beastfulnessed, squeezing the tea bag as though it had offended the household. beasthooded adj. Sufficiently drunk to prefer the floor, the blanket and a nearby glass of water to all remaining plans. Letha was beasthooded beside the sofa, asleep with one hand near the water. beastied (/ˈbiːstid/) adj. Having drunk enough to call every household animal over for a private and lengthy conversation. Dareka was beastied, explaining the evening to the cat beside the kitchen bin. beastificationed adj. Having drunk more than enough to become chiefly concerned with blankets, leftovers and immediate shelter. Evelen was beastificationed by midnight, retreating from the kitchen with toast and a duvet. beastinged adj. You have drunk enough to impose arduous exercises on yourself, chiefly repeated journeys for water. Ludwik was beastinged, making three difficult expeditions between the sofa and the kitchen tap. beastishnessed adj. You are drunk and leaving the kitchen in a state suggesting that cupboards have been challenged personally. Aryhanna was beastishnessed, with toast on the worktop and a saucepan in the sink. beastkeepered adj. Of a drinker: assigned, after supper, to maintain order among cushions, pets and cooling leftovers. Niyonna was beastkeepered, supervising the cat, the blanket and the cooling casserole. beastkinded adj. Of a drinker who has adopted the entire household as fellow occupants of the sofa. Niyahlee was beastkinded, sharing the sofa with cushions, blankets and a patient terrier. beastliheaded adj. Drunk beyond treating beastliness as a title properly conferred over the bar. Fantazia got beastliheaded and demanded the landlord address the toast formally. beastlihooded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the ordinary human manner behind at the bar. Karmynn grew beastlihooded after the fourth bitter and inspected the crisps suspiciously. beastlinessed adj. Still drunk, and displaying a modest decline in ordinary human conduct. Hannia became beastlinessed and ate the garnish without asking. beastlinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a small, troublesome creature of the drinker. Eralyn got beastlinged and hid beneath the darts table with a pork pie.