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Antabused adj. Drunk on the strength of believing the morning has imposed a cure, despite evidence to the contrary. Corine arrived Antabused, describing the medicinal properties of water with unwarranted confidence. Antalya minnowed adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced by morning to a small, cold movement beneath the surface. Malikaih was Antalya minnowed beneath the duvet, responding to breakfast with one cautious blink. Antanandroed adj. Drunk by closing time, and dispersed across the household in small, unaccountable settlements. Ronica was Antanandroed by breakfast, discovered in the hall with one shoe and three separate plans. Antarctic 10'd adj. Still drunk, and an unexpectedly attractive prospect only to the sparsely populated morning household. Valdimir was Antarctic 10'd by breakfast, admired chiefly because there were no other candidates present. Antarctic beeched adj. Too drunk to rise, rooted firmly in the cold ground of the morning and growing quieter by the hour. Izaac was Antarctic beeched in the armchair, developing a fixed relationship with the blanket. Antarctic codded adj. Having drunk enough to become a large, dark presence in very cold water, particularly near the bath plug. Matlyn was Antarctic codded in the bath, silent beneath the surface and unwilling to discuss breakfast. Antarctic hair grassed adj. Having drunk more than the morning can support, and now growing quietly in whatever damp corner is available. Zarie was Antarctic hair grassed beside the bathroom radiator, making slow progress towards consciousness. Antarctic minke whaled adj. You have drunk enough to surface noisily, breathe once, and submerge beneath the covers again. Heni was Antarctic minke whaled at ten, emerging for water before vanishing under the duvet. Antarctic pearlworted adj. You are drunk and arranged in a low, mossy cushion beside the bed, flowering only faintly at breakfast. Jaryl was Antarctic pearlworted on the rug, compact, pale and refusing the offer of toast. Antarctic petrelled adj. Of a drinker: blown back from the evening, pale and nesting wherever the morning permits. Brandalyn was Antarctic petrelled on the spare bed, having made a nest from coats and towels. Antarctic stared adj. Of a drinker who has entered a mild fugue before the first cup of tea has taken effect. Ida-may was Antarctic stared over breakfast, looking through the toast rather than at it. Antarctic toothfished adj. Describing a drinker who has sunk into the coldest part of the morning and is not coming up for conversation. Oresto was Antarctic toothfished beneath the blankets, deep, silent and impervious to cheerful suggestions. Antarctic wolfed adj. A drinker who has become solitary, shaggy and difficult to distinguish from the household's abandoned coat. Yandriel was Antarctic wolfed by breakfast, curled beneath a coat and answering only to movement. Antarcticanned adj. Drunk, with the result that every decision is made as though the weather were actively trying to kill it. Tymara, Antarcticanned, ordered an umbrella and a sleeping bag for the walk home. Antarcticianed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes any room seem temporary, inhospitable and best crossed with provisions. Jacobee was Antarcticianed and began rationing the crisps for an imagined crossing. Antareaned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a distant red star as a practical destination for the evening. Yiddy got Antareaned and asked whether the taxi went as far as the constellation.