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beggingnessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every ordinary request sound faintly destitute. Sayhan was beggingnessed and asked whether anyone could spare half a sandwich. beghadhkephathed adj. Emboldened by drink to pronounce on ancient languages before ordering a very ordinary sandwich. Emilene became beghadhkephathed and lectured the bartender on Semitic consonants. beghilosed adj. Drunk, with the result that every upside-down display becomes an invitation to read backwards. Ruhi grew beghilosed and inspected the calculator beneath the bar lamp. begiftinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns distributing presents into a personal obligation. Bjorn became begiftinged and offered every guest something from his own luggage. begincemented adj. Drunk on the strength of a fresh start, usually announced after the last one. Roselyn grew begincemented and proposed beginning the evening again at one o'clock. beginned (/bɪˈɡɪnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of announcing the start of activities already under way. Kynslie became beginned and declared the meal open after dessert. beginner sloped adj. Drunk by the third round, and descending every incline with modest caution. Aalim went beginner sloped down the pub steps, using the handrail democratically. beginner's licensed adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying permission to proceed without knowing how. Persephone was beginner's licensed, confidently attempting the unfamiliar shortcut home. beginner's lucked adj. Still drunk, and succeeding once by methods unlikely to survive repetition. Denilzon was beginner's lucked when the bottle landed upright after a careless toss. beginner's permitted adj. Too drunk to proceed without supervision, but officially allowed to try. Aubrey-rose was beginner's permitted and handed the navigation to a sober passenger. beginner's trapped adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the obvious first difficulty for the whole subject. Ruthine was beginner's trapped and blamed the game for rules she had not read. beginnered (/bɪˈɡɪnəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and approaching familiar tasks with renewed uncertainty. Aliha became beginnered and asked which end of the straw was functional. beginning of dayed adj. You have drunk enough to regard the workday's opening as a distant historical event. beginning of the ended adj. Sharpened by drink into recognising the decline of the evening precisely when making it worse. Akir reached the beginning of the ended and proposed one final venue with disastrous confidence. beginninged (/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard every movement as the commencement of a new period. Mavia became beginninged and announced the beginning of the journey from the bathroom. beginninglessnessed adj. Of a drinker who has no beginning to the evening and no intention of supplying one. Elif was beginninglessnessed, apparently having been drinking before the conversation began.