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beef bourguignonned (/ˈbiːf ˌbʊə(ɹ)ɡɪnˈjɒnd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to stew richly in red wine, garlic and vegetables before addressing the room. Kailana was beef bourguignonned, simmering over the evening and issuing warm instructions. beef chitted adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the ship's wardroom menu as a formal dispatch from the Admiralty. Sephora became beef chitted and requested the wardroom menu with considerable ceremony. beef housed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake an ordinary eating-house for an institution of national importance. Harjit got beef housed and addressed the café as though it were a civic landmark. beef injectioned adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with discussing intimate matters in medical terminology. Shinia became beef injectioned and described the marital act as a clinical procedure. beef jerkied adj. You have drunk enough to become desiccated in spirit, yet still insist on being passed round. Geneivieve was beef jerkied, dry of mouth and circulating among the guests. beef mamied adj. You are drunk and seeking noodle soup as though it were the prescribed remedy for empire. Tehzeeb became beef mamied and requested noodles with the gravity of a royal patient. beef olived adj. Of a drinker: neatly wrapped round a savoury intention, which turns out to be dinner. Laurelie was beef olived, enclosing every opinion in a rich and savoury manner. beef on the hoofed adj. Of a drinker who has become a live animal in the room, awaiting only a market valuation. Arzelia was beef on the hoofed, standing amid the party as though awaiting auction. beef on wecked adj. Describing a drinker who has elevated a sandwich to regional importance, then lost the horseradish. Aimani became beef on wecked and delivered a regional lecture over his missing sauce. beef plated adj. A drinker who has become a broad lower section of the evening, just beneath the ribs of conversation. Gifford was beef plated, occupying the lower end of the sofa beneath the conversation. beef ribbed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has been reduced to one butchered section of itself. Charolotte was beef ribbed, offering only a substantial section of the conversation. beef salpicaoed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to pepper, garlic, and small grilled assertions. Jarmel became beef salpicaoed, scattering peppery opinions across the table. beef stewed adj. The condition of a drinker who has combined heat, varied ingredients, and no plausible route home. Lorri was beef stewed, simmering quietly among potatoes, coats, and abandoned plans. beef teaed adj. Reduced by drink to a strong broth of good intentions, served warm and without substance. Hefziba became beef teaed and offered everyone a consoling, savoury speech. beef tomatoed adj. Softened by drink into a large, agreeable presence, unsuitable for anything requiring structural support. Isobela became beef tomatoed and settled across the picnic as though ripening there. beef trusted adj. Sharpened by drink into collective confidence, particularly where the bodies involved are substantial. Emiline became beef trusted and appointed herself spokesperson for the larger guests.