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berberried adj. Softened by drink into a thorny shrub, bearing vivid opinions and no useful directions home. Avrey became berberried and defended the red berries against Harsirat's sandwich. berberrubined adj. Drunk to the point where the company begins treating the evening as a malignant growth requiring removal. Bethany-rose became berberrubined and was quietly escorted from the dining room by two cousins. berbined adj. Drunk enough to become structurally complicated, with every attempt at conversation producing another winding connection. Sametra was berbined before pudding and drew four unrelated relatives into the same explanation. berborited adj. Drunk past the point of holding a stable shape in company, though still technically present. Deveraux became berborited beside the fireplace and had to be included in decisions by nodding. bercaried adj. Drunk beyond usefulness to the household, and best left in an outlying corner with provisions. Carlhenry got bercaried and was installed in the spare room with water and a blanket. berceused (/bɛɹˈsuzd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns every exchange into a gentle rocking motion towards sleep for everyone present. Cambren grew berceused during the toast and soothed three guests into silence. berdashed (/bə(ɹ)ˈdæʃd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary assumptions about the person before the room are politely suspended. Hilmi became berdashed and left the gathering to revise its understanding over coffee. berdazimered adj. Drunk to a degree that requires the social equivalent of treatment before the spots spread to conversation. Dravion got berdazimered and was separated from the card table before symptoms reached the neighbours. berded adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring upright support and a steady supply of patient listeners. Blinda was berded by midnight, leaning into the furniture while Eldrick explained the route home. berdesinskiited adj. Drunk on the strength of a reddish-brown conviction that everyone else has overlooked an important mineral. Jacquees became berdesinskiited and inspected the mantelpiece for evidence of hidden deposits. berdiched adj. Too drunk to turn without bringing the rest of the room into the manoeuvre. Erien went berdiched round the landing and removed a lampshade with his sleeve. bereavaled adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the gathering as though a small personal calamity had just occurred. Zyrhiana became bereavaled and required consoling by people who had not caused anything. bereavednessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying a profound absence where ordinary social judgement used to be. Keirsten was bereavednessed by closing time, leaving Divyanka to negotiate the taxi. bereavemented adj. Still drunk, and treating the departure of any guest as a fresh and personal deprivation. Kentrelle remained bereavemented after the party, mourning each taxi as it disappeared. bereavered adj. Too drunk to stop depriving the gathering of people, chairs, and eventually its remaining patience. Kevinanthony got bereavered and persuaded three guests to leave before the speeches began. bered (/bɪəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and nourishing the company with a dense, grainy account of the evening. Yonathan was bered after last orders and fed the same story to every table in the room.