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sugar beeted adj. Drunk and rooted stubbornly beside the bar, sweet-tempered but difficult to shift. sugar bellied adj. Drunk enough to carry the evening in front of you, with a soft, conspicuous middle. Nakio arrived sugar bellied at the snug, already resting both hands on his waistcoat. sugar bombed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a fizzy mixer from a tactical confection. sugar bowled adj. Drunk beyond recognising a small table receptacle as anything other than a communal serving dish. Meganelizabeth, sugar bowled, passed the sweetener round as though hosting Sunday lunch. sugar broed adj. Drunk, with the result that every prosperous male acquaintance becomes a potential financial arrangement. Cairn went sugar broed and offered his insolvency to the best-dressed man present. sugar brothered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes lending money feel like a natural form of friendship. sugar bushed adj. Drunk to the extent of standing evergreen and ornamental, while remaining mildly difficult to approach. sugar candied adj. Drunk on the strength of sweetness, confectionery, and the conviction that another one cannot hurt. sugar caned adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding in long, jointed stages towards the taxi rank. sugar coned adj. Still drunk, and holding the remains of the evening in a brittle, flat-brimmed manner. Palin was sugar coned on the pavement, guarding a napkin as if it were pudding. sugar cookied adj. Too drunk to leave a surface unadorned, particularly if sugar can be scattered over it. sugar corned adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake sweetness for a crop and the bar for harvest country. Issak was sugar corned, praising the bowl of complimentary nuts as a promising field. sugar cream pied adj. Having drunk enough to become smooth, jiggly, and quietly committed to a single crusty position. sugar cubed adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, yet remaining neatly arranged for tea and further discussion. sugar daddied adj. You are drunk and offering financial rescue to anyone whose wallet looks slightly tired. sugar diabetesed adj. Of a drinker who has made sweetness the governing principle of the evening and cannot now moderate it. Rogan was sugar diabetesed, adding syrup to lager and calling the result medicinal.