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Bennited adj. Of a drinker: committed to the principle that every matter can be improved by a speech. Donica was Bennited and delivered a brief address on the moral importance of bar snacks. Bent Speared adj. Describing a drinker who has made one significant, poorly contained incident out of an otherwise ordinary evening. Wilsey went Bent Speared and turned opening the crisps into the evening's major incident. Benthamisted adj. A drinker who calculates the greatest good, then takes the last sausage roll. Nayka was Benthamisted and justified the final sausage roll as an efficient allocation of resources. Benthamited adj. A drinker so far gone that pleasure has become a principle and the pudding its clearest application. Abbas was Benthamited and defended ordering cake for everyone as a public good. Bentleyed (/ˈbɛntliːd/) adj. The state of being drunk and proceeding expensively, smoothly, and directly into the flowerbed. Chick was Bentleyed, gliding from the front door into the neighbour's lavender. Benuaqed adj. The condition of a drinker who has crossed a long distance of thought and arrived at the kitchen. Jimey was Benuaqed and undertook the expedition from the sofa to the kettle. Benzed (/bɛnzd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced the bar stool has a superior German suspension system. Daveontae spent ten minutes praising the bar stool's engineering, thoroughly Benzed. Beothicked adj. The drunkenness of one who has become historically obscure, yet remains unexpectedly present at breakfast. Leequan was Beothicked, appearing at the kitchen table without any clear record of the journey. Beothucked adj. Reduced by drink to a distant historical footnote, chiefly consulted when locating one's shoes. Collis was Beothucked and could not establish a recent sighting of his left shoe. Beothukked (/biːˈɒtəkd/) adj. Softened by drink into a remnant of the evening, preserved chiefly in other people's recollections. Kingisaiah was Beothukked by midnight, remembered mainly for applauding the microwave. Beotianed adj. Having drunk more than a provincial assembly can reasonably be expected to tolerate. Terasha was Beotianed and treated the village pub as a regional capital. Beowulf clustered adj. Sharpened by drink into ten linked minds, all attempting to solve the same problem of getting home. Kaston became Beowulf clustered, consulting nine phones to find one taxi. Berbered (/ˈbɜːbəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an ancient-sounding confidence, followed by an entirely modern kebab. Delcie got Berbered and delivered a grand address before requesting extra garlic sauce. Berberismed adj. Emboldened by drink to coin a grand expression, then use it for finding the lavatory. Graycie became Berberismed and announced a new vocabulary for locating the toilets. Berberisted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a solemn campaign, chiefly towards the nearest kebab shop. Roxas was Berberisted, advancing towards the takeaway with patient political conviction. Berberizationed adj. Having drunk enough to turn every conversation into an attempted reclassification of the room, to general irritation. Vaughn got Berberizationed and reassigned the guests according to a system nobody had requested.