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beerwared adj. Loosened by drink into promising donations for every round, provided someone else buys the first one. Caely got beerwared and pledged a generous contribution to the next round before checking whose round it was. beerworted adj. Drunk and converting every glass into a preliminary stage of something stronger, more elaborate and less advisable. Subhan became beerworted and began treating each pint as raw material for a grander beverage. beerwursted adj. Drunk to the point where every meal appears smoked, garlicky and Bavarian, regardless of its ingredients. Lorissa got beerwursted and praised the crisps for their excellent Bavarian character. bees and honeyed adj. Drunk enough to mistake money for a reassuring swarm, and to count it aloud in public. Danyca became bees and honeyed and paid for the taxi by flourishing notes like a minor banker. beeskepped adj. Drunk past the point of leaving, sealed into a quiet corner and defended by accumulated coats. Keirstan was beeskepped behind the sofa, accepting drinks through a narrow opening in the conversation. beesomed adj. Sharpened by drink into a bundle of twigs with a strong opinion about sweeping. Emma-lynn became beesomed and attempted to clear the pub floor using a bar towel. beested adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which any fresh decision can be mistaken for mature judgement. beestinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes every new plan feel like an inaugural one, full of warmth and questionable confidence. Jaiona grew beestinged and proposed beginning the evening again from the first round. beeswarmed adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving through the room in a purposeful cloud that nobody can redirect. Nikash became beeswarmed and visited every conversation without completing any of them. beeswaxed (/ˈbiːzwæksd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and polished into a smooth, reassuring confidence that conceals poor judgement. Khwaja was beeswaxed and assured everyone that the locked side door was the quickest exit. beeswinged (/ˈbiːzwɪŋd/) adj. Still drunk, and carrying the delicate, translucent evidence of an evening that has been ageing for some time. Nashea arrived beeswinged, transparent with confidence and unwilling to discuss the journey home. beet Wellingtonned adj. Sufficiently drunk to present a wrapped vegetable as a convincing substitute for a professional solution. Keitlyn became beet Wellingtonned and brought a pastry-covered beet to the meeting as a peace offering. beet greensed adj. Having drunk enough to promote the edible leafy tops to the main event and defend their strategic importance. Apisha got beet greensed and reorganised the supper around a bowl of red-veined leaves. beet radished adj. Having drunk more than the occasion warranted, and confidently naming the same root by two different vegetables. Einion became beet radished and ordered a radish while pointing firmly at the beetroot. beet rooted adj. Describing a drinker who has settled deeply into the sofa, red-faced and difficult to transplant. Marla was beet rooted by midnight, with both feet planted beneath the coffee table. beet sugared adj. You have drunk enough to believe that ordinary sweetness requires a specialised agricultural explanation. Maleiah got beet sugared and lectured the waiter on the difference between cane and beet sweetness.