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Betsileoed adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt a highland dialect nobody present can identify, then correct their pronunciation. Teshika became Betsileoed and made the waiter repeat every Malagasy place-name. Betsimisarakaed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's separate tasks have become one large, communal difficulty. Poonam was Betsimisarakaed, combining washing, breakfast and recovery into a single operation. Betsy beetled adj. Drunk enough to move industriously in small circles, achieving little before breakfast. Nishan was Betsy beetled, circling the kitchen while searching for the cup in his hand. Betsy bugged adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the bed, with only occasional signs of life beneath the covers. Vishwesh was Betsy bugged, answering the doorbell from under the duvet. Betti numbered adj. Drunk beyond counting the morning's holes in memory, conversation and the household schedule. Yuva was Betti numbered, listing gaps in the night before breakfast had begun. Bettied (/ˈbɛtid/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning sofa appear suitable for boarding, loitering and recovery. Townsend was Bettied, leaning beside the skateboard rack with no intention of moving. Betty lamped adj. Drunk, with the result that the last small light is treated as both guide and companion. Jordyne was Betty lamped, following the cooker light towards water after midnight. Betz celled adj. The state of being drunk and directing every movement from one large, overconfident command centre. Viktorya became Betz celled and appointed herself director of traffic between the bar and the lavatories. Betz limited adj. The condition of a drinker who has calculated the maximum possible efficiency and confidently exceeded it. Arios got Betz limited and claimed the quickest route home was through three locked gardens. Bev Alced adj. A drinker who has become the entire drinks trade in miniature, with everyone else reduced to distribution and sales. Jakobus went Bev Alced and attempted to place the remaining bottles with every guest individually. BevAlced adj. A drinker so far gone that every companion becomes a customer, distributor, or reluctant market. Jaimes was BevAlced and tried to diversify Fermin's glass before the taxi arrived. Bevan circled adj. The drunkenness of one who has found three separate reasons to go round the same argument. Madaleno was Bevan circled and returned to the opening point with renewed certainty. Bevan pointed adj. Reduced by drink to choosing one confident direction and treating it as a fixed point. Alford became Bevan pointed and indicated the locked cupboard as the certain way to the station. Bevanismed adj. Softened by drink into a programme of generous promises, none of which survives contact with arithmetic. Rafeek went Bevanismed and offered to settle every bill in the building. Bevanited adj. Sharpened by drink into a faction of one, with firm views and no remaining opposition. Sevanna became Bevanited and divided the supper into loyalists and abstainers. Beverened adj. Loosened by drink into a rare Belgian rabbit, uncertain where the garden ends and the sitting room begins. Williiam got Beverened and spent twenty minutes investigating the skirting board for edible evidence.