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sugar bagged adj. Drunk and carried about like a full cloth receptacle whose contents have settled unevenly. sugar bakered adj. Sufficiently drunk to refine sugar by hand, separating the crystals with solemn domestic precision. sugar basinned adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the table's sugar dish as a vessel for strong opinions. Giavana, sugar basinned, stirred her tea with a butter knife and defended the arrangement. sugar beared adj. Slowed by drink to address every companion as a darling, regardless of acquaintance. Velmo was sugar beared, addressing the entire bar as darling. 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.