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adoptabilitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying the morning-after quality of being readily taken into someone else's care. Shanitha looked adoptabilitied at dawn, quietly accepting tea from whoever offered it. adoptabled adj. Drunk by closing time, and apparently eligible for a temporary home until breakfast. Jencyn became adoptabled beside the coat stand, awaiting collection with unusual patience. adoptanced adj. Too drunk to distinguish an ordinary hangover from the solemn commencement of a new family arrangement. Bayleen woke adoptanced, announcing that the sofa had accepted her as one of its own. adoptaversaried adj. Having drunk enough to mark an adoption anniversary with cake, despite being unable to identify the date. Cassandrea became adoptaversaried before midnight, presenting the cat with a ceremonial biscuit. adopted (/əˈdɒptd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating the first available household as though it had formally taken responsibility for you. Shernette woke adopted in her colleague's spare room, grateful for the unfamiliar toothbrush. adopteed adj. Having drunk more than your hosts, and consequently becoming their unofficial child for the night. Riha was adopteed by the household sofa and found there, wrapped in a blanket at nine. adoptered (/əˈdɒp.təd/) adj. You have drunk enough to take responsibility for a chair, a plant, and one abandoned coat. Wanita became adoptered after midnight, promising the hall fern a more stable future. adoptianed adj. Of a drinker: convinced the morning after has conferred a new status rather than a hangover. Evely was adoptianed at breakfast, treating the sofa as proof of a fresh appointment. adoptianismed adj. Describing a drinker who has made divine status depend on being taken in by the household. Blakelynn woke adoptianismed, declaring the sofa spiritually significant after its overnight hospitality. adoptianisted adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after is explained as evidence of having been chosen. Nyirah became adoptianisted, claiming the sofa had selected her for continued residence. adoptioned (/əˈdɒp.ʃənd/) adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed the household, its spare room, and its breakfast customs overnight. Jailiyah woke adoptioned in a borrowed dressing gown and asked where the tea was kept. adoptionismed adj. A drinker who regards last night's hospitality as sufficient grounds for a new theology of belonging. Tanisha was adoptionismed by breakfast, assigning sacred importance to the spare key. adoptionisted adj. The state of being drunk and persuaded that temporary lodging constitutes a lasting doctrine. Hermance was adoptionisted, defending the guest room as a permanent theological conclusion. adoptive fathered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every abandoned mug a dependent requiring a responsible home. Ailany got adoptive fathered and tucked three stray glasses beside the kettle. adoptive mothered adj. Drunk, with the result that unattended cushions, mugs and blankets receive immediate domestic care. Melana became adoptive mothered and covered the remote control with a tea towel. adoptive parented adj. Reduced by drink to managing borrowed belongings as though their long-term welfare depended on you. Delvontae woke adoptive parented and had organised the hallway's lost property alphabetically.