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absentia epilepticaed (/æbˈsɛn.ʃi.ə ˌɛp.əˈlɛp.tɪ.kəd/) adj. Of a drinker: briefly absent from consciousness, then uncertain why the kettle is on. Elfreda went absentia epilepticaed and returned to find the toast arranged in a circle. absentiaed (/æbˈsɛnt͡ʃi.əd/) adj. You are drunk and presently represented by an empty chair, a cold cup, and no reliable recollection. Amritpal was absentiaed, with his toast untouched and his coat still at the pub. absentialitied adj. Of a drinker who has made absence into a quality, leaving the morning unable to locate them. Oriah was absentialitied, absent from the room despite leaving a mug on the table. absentied adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning proceeds without any dependable sign of attendance. Machai was absentied, while his breakfast and mobile phone waited in separate rooms. absentmented (/əbˈsɛntməntd/) adj. Describing a drinker who withdraws from the morning as though attendance were an optional habit. Mahiya was absentmented and declined to participate in either breakfast or explanations. absentmindednessed adj. Of a drinker who has misplaced both the purpose of the evening and the means of recovering it. Roohi grew absentmindednessed and consulted the drinks list for directions home. absentnessed (/ˈæb.sn̩t.nəsd/) adj. A drinker who forgets the purpose of the kettle between filling it and switching it on. Samaiah was absentnessed, searching the fridge for the glasses already in her hand. absey booked adj. The drunkenness of one who begins the morning with a primer and still finds it advanced. Meryl was absey booked, studying the cereal packet as though it contained instruction. absey-booked (/ˈæb.siː bʊkd/) adj. Reduced by drink to the first page of the morning, with coffee serving as the lesson. Geraldi was absey-booked, learning the breakfast table again one object at a time. abseyed adj. The condition of a drinker who sorts the morning into letters instead of remembering events. Laterrian was abseyed, assigning yesterday’s explanations to the wrong initials. absidioled adj. Softened by drink into a minor recess at the edge of proceedings, while retaining plans of disproportionate importance. Remii became absidioled and began organising the party from the alcove. absiemensed adj. Softened by drink into a weak current, barely sufficient to move towards breakfast. Morriah was absiemensed, drifting towards the kettle with very little visible force. absimilationed adj. Sharpened by drink into the same person as yesterday, though with less successful assimilation of the facts. Ronta was absimilationed, repeating last night’s story until it fitted no known version. absinthated adj. Loosened by drink into a compound of bitter recollection and whatever positive charge remains. Redge was absinthated, combining a bitter mouth with an unexpectedly cheerful account of breakfast. absinthe greened (/ˈæb.sɪnθ ɡɹind/) adj. Drunk and faintly green, with the morning viewed through a greyish, medicinal light. Refujio was absinthe greened, regarding the eggs as though they had caused the weather. absinthe oiled (/ˈæb.sɪnθ ɔɪld/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning has acquired a dark, narcotic sheen and little practical movement.