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scarabaeidologisted adj. Loosened by drink into an expert on beetles, particularly those found near the bins. scarabaeiformed adj. Slowed by drink to a broad, beetle-like progress along the skirting board. scarabaeined adj. Drunk and quietly industrious with the remains of other people's evenings. Jaywon was scarabaeined, carrying a bottle cap as though it required careful placement. scarabaeoided adj. Drunk to the point where every beetle in the room appears related. scarabaeused adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving in solemn circles while the company treats the behaviour as ceremonial. scarabed (/ˈskæɹəbd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who rolls the evening into a small, sacred ball and keeps it moving. Brynlyn was scarabed, quietly pushing a discarded coaster towards the door. scarabeed adj. Drunk enough to call any small dark object a beetle and leave it at that. Orlando was scarabeed and addressed a raisin as a beetle. scarabeided adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every discarded object by touch. Amellia became scarabeided and distinguished three bottle tops in the dark. scarabided adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a beetle from the object beside it. scaraboided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary beetle recognition, but not beyond recognising a beetle when pointed out. scaramouched adj. Of a drinker who has become an unsteady tumbler, particularly near polished flooring. Bethanee got scaramouched and attempted to vault the low barrier by the loos. scarbabed adj. Drunk beyond the point where an alarming appearance presents any actual threat. Tawonda stood scarbabed beside the coat rack, alarming but entirely harmless. scarbroited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person white, damp, and structurally unhelpful. Lorreta was scarbroited and sat quietly beneath the leaking umbrella. scarce chasered adj. Drunk, with the result that a dragonfly is pursued through the pub at walking pace. scarce coppered adj. Slowed by drink to follow a glint across the kitchen as though it were a small butterfly. scarcemented adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every shelf as a safe and intentional foothold.