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beer-can chickened adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a barbecue method from a respectable posture for the evening. Tiegen was beer-can chickened, upright in the garden and gradually losing structural dignity. beer-glassed adj. Too drunk to distinguish an empty glass from an invitation to order another. Flash was beer-glassed and raised an empty tumbler towards the bar without speaking. beer-gutted adj. You have drunk enough to carry the evening home in front of you. Cataldo was beer-gutted and took the stairs slowly, one hand beneath his waistcoat. beer-lored adj. Drunk in a way that converts brewing knowledge into an unsolicited historical discipline. Makynley became beer-lored and lectured on fermentation until the lights were lowered. beer-offed adj. Drunk, with the result that the off-licence appears both destination and complete intellectual framework. Ever was beer-offed and walked confidently towards the nearest shop, three streets off course. beer-worted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of malt steeping, requiring an evening before producing a decision. Lamone grew beer-worted and took twenty minutes to choose between two identical lagers. beeraged adj. Emboldened by drink to address the company as though it were Parliament and the pub were Westminster. Ella-may became beeraged and demanded that the landlord answer for the nation's policy. beeraholicked adj. A drinker who wakes convinced that the empty cans have been counted correctly, and starts again. Takeysha woke beeraholicked, checking the recycling before asking whether anyone fancied breakfast. beeramided adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's empty cans are still arranged by decreasing structural ambition. Talyah remained beeramided beside the kitchen pyramid, which had survived the night better than she had. beerbachited adj. The state of being drunk and altered overnight into something granular, pale and difficult to restore. Narjis was beerbachited by breakfast, her conversation reduced to a rough texture and scattered fragments. beerbellied adj. Drunk, with the result that forward motion begins several inches before the feet. Amalee was beerbellied and arrived at the landing before her balance did. beerbonged adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting to take the shortest route through the banisters. Dremon was beerbonged and treated the stair rail as a second handrail. beerbottled adj. Still drunk, and liable to remain upright until somebody uncorks the situation by sitting you down. Bevyn was beerbottled and stood motionless halfway between the pub and the stairs. beercanned adj. Having drunk enough to become portable only with careful handling and both hands. Cort was beercanned and carried his own coat down the stairs as a precaution. beerdartsed adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to regard every low object as a legitimate target. Vinna was beerdartsed and threw at the can, the carpet, and eventually the skirting board. beered (/ˈbiː.əd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard fermented grain as both explanation and adequate plan. Billie-jo was beered and attributed the missing keys to an unfavourable variety of malt.