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beastlyheaded adj. Of a drinker: whose companions have begun discussing whether the evening can be made to look civilised. Kendrika became beastlyheaded and was tactfully seated away from the china. beastmanned adj. Drunk to the extent of seeming half-man, half-beast, and wholly unsuitable for carrying drinks. Azahlia was beastmanned by closing time and growled at the bar towel. beastmastered adj. Drunk on the strength of which every unruly creature in the pub appears available for command. Cebastian got beastmastered and issued tactical orders to three pigeons outside. beastmistressed adj. Drunk since last orders, and managing the room's animals with misplaced authority. Kristos was beastmistressed and appointed himself keeper of the landlord's terrier. beastshipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and possessed of a distinctly beastly approach to the evening. Nadasia was beastshipped before the quiz began and answered every question by growling. beat 'em upped adj. Still drunk, and conducting the journey home as though the pavement were an arcade opponent. Simba came out beat 'em upped and challenged the bus shelter to a bout. beat Jack out of doorsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn a neighbourly card game into a campaign for total defeat. Ktherine got beat Jack out of doorsed and demanded another game after everyone had gone. beat boxinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and turning the human voice into an orchestra for the journey home. Char became beat boxinged and gave the taxi queue a complete rhythm section. beat copped adj. Having drunk enough to patrol the pub on foot, enforcing rules nobody has made. Jmarcus went beat copped and inspected every table for unauthorised empty glasses. beat downed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a severe beating as an appropriate description of losing at cards. Yazmene was beat downed after the card game and inspected the table for signs of surrender. beat generationed adj. Softened by drink into a literary movement, with all manifestos reduced to finding the loo. Laurabelle got beat generationed and announced a new school of thought beside the sink. beat levelled adj. Having drunk more than the tune can support, and reduced to its principal rhythm. Livingston got beat levelled and supplied the chorus by tapping a spoon. beat mixinged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where separate conversations merge before any of them reaches its conclusion. Parisa was beat mixinged, fading from weather to family history over the course of one sentence. beat my neighbour out of doorsed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a friendly contest from the removal of one’s nearest rival. Anderzon got beat my neighbour out of doorsed and challenged the next table to cards. beat panelled adj. You are drunk and advancing through the evening in silent, nearly identical scenes. Venis was beat panelled, progressing through the evening in nearly identical scenes. beat parried adj. Of a drinker: deflecting every sensible suggestion with a sharp, perfectly timed refusal. Lashelle was beat parried and sent each offer of a taxi neatly back across the bar.