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begpackered adj. Having drunk enough to seek sponsorship for the journey from the bar to the front door. Lasunda went begpackered and solicited coins for the remaining six steps home. begpackinged adj. Having drunk more than the return journey warrants, and financing each step by appeal. Danti became begpackinged on the landing, requesting small contributions towards reaching the pavement. begried adj. Slowed by drink to asking politely for things that are plainly within reach. Antigoni became begried and requested the salt from the person holding it. begrimered adj. You have drunk enough to leave a trace on every surface used for support. Raimon, begrimered, marked the banister from the bar to the upstairs lavatory. begrudgemented adj. You are drunk and resentful of every step that another person manages without assistance. Suany was begrudgemented, criticising the staircase for allowing others to descend more efficiently. begrudgered adj. Of a drinker: jealous of anyone whose balance remains better than his own. Milinda was begrudgered on the stairs, objecting to each person who passed upright. begrudgeried adj. Of a drinker who has begun to resent the successful completion of other people's journeys. Ragav was begrudgeried, muttering at anyone who reached the door before him. begrudgingnessed adj. Describing a drinker who gives the banister reluctant credit for preventing a public collapse. Tammyann was begrudgingnessed, admitting that the handrail had done useful work. begtied adj. A drinker who moves with the sideways, uncertain progress of a large fish out of water. Banreet went begtied across the landing, swaying as though the floor were tidal. beguenaed adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening acquires a stately soundtrack, usually from a coat hanger. Awet became beguenaed and performed a dignified lament upon the umbrella stand. beguilemented adj. A drinker so far gone that every missed word and misplaced foot seems mysteriously persuasive. Agnella was beguilemented, charming the room while forgetting which stair came next. beguilered adj. The state of being drunk and persuading bystanders that the wobble was intentional. Jemell was beguilered, talking smoothly while his feet pursued separate arrangements. beguilinged adj. The condition of a drinker who makes an incorrect direction sound like an attractive suggestion. Dezmarie was beguilinged, directing everyone upstairs despite having arrived from upstairs. beguilingnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who makes poor coordination sufficiently charming to postpone intervention. Cotina was beguilingnessed, and the assembled company allowed the third attempt at the stairs. beguinaged adj. Reduced by drink to a quiet, walled settlement of small movements, each separated from the next. Reshma was beguinaged on the landing, inhabiting one careful step as though it were a house. beguined (/beɪˈɡiːnd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving through the room with the measured sway of a slow ballroom dance. Suhayla went beguined after the third round and negotiated the coat stand as though it were a partner.