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beaver mooned adj. Reduced by drink to a November full moon: conspicuous, round and of limited practical assistance. Auriah was beaver mooned by last orders, glowing above the crowd and missing her coat. beaver tailed adj. Softened by drink into a fried, flattened certainty that the snack is the journey home. Cele became beaver tailed and carried a paper bag of dough towards the last bus. beaver-eatered adj. The state of being drunk and taking on the determined, nocturnal habits of a large solitary animal. Melyanne became beaver-eatered and prowled the station for a final sandwich. beaverboarded (/ˈbiːvəˌbɔːdd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and compressed into rigid, fibrous opinions impervious to further discussion. Makenize was beaverboarded, reducing every complicated question to a firm, flat conclusion. beavered (/ˈbiːvəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has built a broad, determined obstruction between the bar and the exit. Enyia became beavered and blocked the doorway while negotiating one final round. beaveretted adj. Still drunk, and presenting a cheap approximation of former elegance, with the distinction dyed on. Skilynn arrived beaveretted, resembling refinement chiefly under favourable lighting. beaveried adj. A drinker who has established an artificial habitat and now refuses to leave it. Klye was beaveried beneath the pub table, surrounded by cups and personal infrastructure. beaverined adj. Too drunk to distinguish a genuine article from a sheepish imitation of one. Rumina was beaverined and praised the imitation waistcoat as a rare Canadian pelt. beaveringed adj. Sufficiently drunk to pursue an industrious quarry with traps, patience, and no reliable quarry. Anjuli spent the evening beaveringed, setting elaborate conversational traps for people who had said nothing. beaverited adj. A drinker so far gone that the company acquires a yellowish, metallic importance and is inspected accordingly. Jeremah became beaverited and examined the cutlery while his friends ordered a taxi. beaverkinned adj. Having drunk enough to conduct oneself as a diminutive member of the rodent family, industrious but easily diverted. Trezden was beaverkinned, collecting beer mats into a neat dam beside the till. beaverlinged adj. Having drunk more than a juvenile creature ought reasonably to manage, and retaining its level of judgement. Singh was beaverlinged, small in his opinions and determined to construct something from coasters. beaverskinned adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a warm, glossy exterior while remaining difficult to handle. Aelisa was beaverskinned, smooth in conversation but resistant to every attempt at departure. beaverslided adj. You are drunk and inclined to move every available object downhill into an orderly agricultural heap. Doe was beaverslided, directing cushions towards the staircase as though stacking hay. beavertailed adj. Of a drinker: broad, flat in outlook, and extending confidently into whatever space remains available. Orit was beavertailed across the bench, occupying the shape of an argument no one could move. beaverteened adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a coarse texture and an unexpectedly durable surface. Lauramarie was beaverteened, rough in manner but remarkably resistant to the night's wear.