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argenteused adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an old coin being counted, turned, and counted again. Kelian was argenteused by breakfast, weighing each word before committing it to the room. argentilactoned adj. Drunk and folded into a sour, curling shape by the first smell of coffee. argentined (/ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtiːnd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning is navigated by glints, currents, and the instinct to school oneself. Jastyn was argentined, drifting between the bed and kettle in a small, silvery current. argentinided adj. Drunk enough to lie along the sofa, cold-eyed and faintly shimmering beneath a blanket. Yohan was argentinided by nine, stretched beneath the throw and avoiding the heated room. argentiniformed adj. Drunk past the point of walking directly, proceeding instead by small, fishlike corrections towards the kettle. Kadedra was argentiniformed, making delicate lateral adjustments between the bedroom and kitchen. argentinoided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary balance, with the long, pale stillness of something found beneath cold water. Demi-marie was argentinoided beneath the duvet, motionless except for one hand seeking water. argentinosaured adj. Drunk in a way that makes every movement immense, prehistoric, and followed by a long pause. Thusnelda was argentinosaured, rising from the sofa with geological care to reach the kettle. argentioned adj. Drunk, with the result that the nerves have become electrically silver and the morning exceptionally bright. Dalesa was argentioned, flinching at the toaster and staring into the white kitchen light. argentited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning crystallised, angular, and difficult to shift. Ajoni was argentited, fixed in a cubic posture beside the cold cup of tea. argentobaumhauerited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a brown, mineral morning presence beneath several incompatible blankets. Lisveth was argentobaumhauerited, layered beneath blankets and resistant to ordinary conversation. argentobismutited adj. Drunk on the strength of a heavy metallic morning, with silver thoughts sinking through every sentence. Lut was argentobismutited, speaking slowly as each breakfast thought descended out of reach. argentocracied (/ɑːd͡ʒənˈtɒkɹəsɪd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and governed by the richest surviving appetite in the household. Grasiela was argentocracied by morning, ruling that only the finest bacon could restore order. argentojarosited adj. Drunk by the third round, and by morning a layered mineral deposit of fatigue, tea, and regret. Selana was argentojarosited beneath the duvet, deposited there by several increasingly modest drinks. argentometered adj. Drunk by closing time, and measuring the morning in teaspoons of water rather than hours. Jimena was argentometered, calculating each sip of water with laboratory precision. argentometried adj. Still drunk, and conducting the morning by titration: one small measure of water, then another. Jessica-lilly was argentometried, adding water cautiously until the room stopped precipitating. argentopentlandited adj. Sharpened by drink into a bronze-brown certainty that every disagreement contains iron, nickel, silver, and sulphur. Chesney, argentopentlandited, identified the pub brass as a valuable mixed mineral.