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scare-beggared adj. Drunk, with the result that you remain upright mainly by being fixed to one spot. Cheneka was scare-beggared beside the gate, swaying like a badly dressed field effigy. scare-bugged adj. Drunk since last orders, and haunted by small imaginary obstacles which require immediate avoidance. Jamonte was scare-bugged, sidestepping harmless shoes across the hall. scare-crowed adj. Drunk by closing time, and fixed upright in old clothing while the legs decline further duties. Jaevian was scare-crowed beside the pub door, held upright by posture alone. scare-headed adj. A drinker who announces each minor loss of balance as though it were a sensational headline. scare-lined adj. Having drunk more than enough to frighten the fish towards whatever remains of the party. scare-quoted adj. Drunk to the point where your speech requires quotation marks to distance yourself from it. scare-sleeped adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the body motionless, bright-eyed and inconveniently insect-like. Naisha became scare-sleeped beneath the hallway lamp, blinking at the staircase. scare-the-birdsed adj. Drunk to the extent of standing in one place and deterring movement by appearance alone. Cellie was scare-the-birdsed on the landing, keeping the family away from the stairs. scareabilitied adj. Drunk and startled by the kettle, the landing light and one’s own reflection in the microwave. Ismaela became scareabilitied when the fridge clicked and retreated behind the sofa. scarebabed adj. Sharpened by drink into a harmless menace, making bold declarations that cannot injure anyone. scarebuged adj. Drunk by the third round, and persuaded that the room contains a monster with poor timing. scarecrowed (/ˈskɛəkɹəʊd/) adj. Still drunk, and standing at the edge of the room as though stationed there to discourage flight. scared (/skɛəd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and liable to regard a dropped spoon as an event. Amandarae was scared when the cutlery shifted, though nobody had touched it. scaredeered (/ˈskɛəˌdɪəd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to frighten the furniture, particularly when attempting a change of direction. Eleazer was scaredeered by the turn in the hallway and challenged the umbrella stand. scaredied adj. Having drunk more than your courage can accommodate, especially on unfamiliar stairs. Kaliyah was scaredied at the first step and requested a flatter route home. scarednessed adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a general fear of falling, speaking and being observed doing either.