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bereftnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every absent object as evidence that the evening has taken something away. Tavarez became bereftnessed when the crisps ended, and the whole table was asked to acknowledge it. bereled adj. Having drunk enough to become a narrow-necked vessel for the evening's remaining conversation. Nyx was bereled at dinner, receiving every remark through a restricted opening and returning it slowly. beremealed (/ˈbɪɚmild/) adj. Having drunk more than the company can comfortably digest, and leaving a heavy, wholesome impression on proceedings. Cylar became beremealed and settled beside the bannocks, where visitors had to speak around him. berestologied (/ˌbɛɹəsˈtɒləd͡ʒid/) adj. You have drunk enough to read every scrap of paper as an ancient manuscript and involve the whole table in its interpretation. Mckinzi got berestologied and examined the receipt while four friends waited for its historical significance. bereted (/ˈbɛɹeɪd/) adj. You are drunk and wearing an invisible round cap of certainty, which the company must politely adjust. Gilford got bereted and corrected the host's geography until Shukura removed him from the map. berettaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a square, ceremonious hat from the nearest beer mat. Kyele became berettaed and wore a folded beer mat with unexpected solemnity. berettinaed adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose small cap has slipped beneath every other concern. Umama got berettinaed and spent the interval rescuing a coaster from beneath her fringe. berewicked adj. Of a drinker who has established an outlying estate beneath the table and expects regular visits. Chenille got berewicked beside the coat stand, where friends delivered water at regular intervals. berezanskited adj. Describing a drinker who has become pale, angular and socially immovable, like a specimen nobody may disturb. Yeremy was berezanskited by the speeches, and guests arranged their conversations around his chair. bergalled (/ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡɔːld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the gathering must conduct itself around the sea floor, avoiding sudden movements. Mckenziee got bergalled beneath the dining table, where Andrejs delivered water like a deep-sea tender. bergamioled adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening acquires a faintly floral, linalyl-acetate character. Ladora was bergamioled by supper, and the room seemed mildly perfumed. bergamoled adj. Drunk to the extent of smelling pleasantly citrusy and making little further progress. Delilah-grace became bergamoled after the second bottle and sat beside the window. bergamot minted adj. Drunk by the third round, and fresh-smelling enough to suggest a mint garden. Zeriah was bergamot minted, speaking softly beside the bowl of crushed leaves. bergamoted (/ˈbɜːɡəˌmɒtd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a citrus rind, with the air of having been lightly perfumed. Lymon grew bergamoted and discussed the orange peel in his glass. bergamotened adj. Slowed by drink to a fragrant, bicyclic drift between two destinations neither of which was intended. Roza went bergamotened and took the long way round the car park twice. bergamottinned adj. Still drunk, and liable to alter the ordinary processing of whatever follows. Aydien was bergamottinned, so the prescribed tablets were left untouched.