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bee wolfed adj. A drinker so far gone that solitary predation has replaced conversation, particularly around the leftovers. Lasharn was bee wolfed, hunting cold noodles alone in the kitchen after midnight. bee's dicked adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every small amount as a full round, and ordering another. Mili was bee's dicked by closing time, insisting half a pint was ample refreshment. bee-breaded adj. Drunk by the third round, and storing sweet, sticky conversation in every available corner. Jaymiya got bee-breaded and packed honeyed advice into every pause at the bar. bee-eatered (/ˈbiː iːtəɹd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of brightly coloured stories, each one consuming whatever attention remains. Barbaro was bee-eatered, taking elaborate swipes at every anecdote across the bar. bee-hived (/ˈbiːhaɪvd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a busy centre of gossip, around which everyone else is reluctantly arranged. Adiella became bee-hived and gathered the whole party around an unverified rumour. bee-lined adj. Drunk and taking the most direct route available, regardless of whether it leads home. Iwao bee-lined across the lawn towards a gate that was not his. bee-mothered adj. Drunk since last orders, and presiding over the kitchen as though every saucepan required maternal guidance. Anahid was bee-mothered, checking the kettle while neglecting the boiling water. bee-stinged adj. You have drunk enough to treat every sharp household object as actively hostile. Benicio was bee-stinged and negotiated carefully with the kitchen drawer. beeballed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the pub as a basketball court with the stools for defenders. Denisa went beeballed and bounced a beermat towards the fruit machine. beebalmed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a soothing fragrance from sound legal advice. Areg became beebalmed and attempted to settle the tab using a sprig from the windowsill. beebeed adj. Reduced by drink to treating every older woman in the pub as your grandmother. Adayla got beebeed and asked the landlady whether she had eaten properly. beebreaded (/ˈbiːˌbɹɛdd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and nourishing the whole company with stored sweetness and unsolicited counsel. Nohl was beebreaded by midnight, feeding the regulars opinions from the corner booth. beebrushed adj. Still drunk, and waving through the room in flowering, fragrant sweeps whenever conversation takes root. Brodin remained beebrushed, drifting from table to table with a fragrant greeting. beech bark diseased adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop a spreading weakness at the surface, with every remark opening another crack. Ovada became beech bark diseased after supper, and the smallest question brought out a fresh fissure. beech martened adj. Having drunk enough to slip round the edges of company, alert, furtive and unexpectedly Eurasian. Sumayyah went beech martened and threaded silently between the bar stools. beech masted (/ˈbiːtʃˌmɑːstd/) adj. Having drunk more than the tree can reasonably bear, and dropping small hard judgements everywhere. Kjuan was beech masted, scattering pointed opinions beneath the fruit machine.