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Abbott's boobied adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning after perched on the highest available chair, surveying the room like a large seabird. Julie-ann remained Abbott's boobied above the breakfast table, declining the toast but watching it closely. Abbott-Miller tubed adj. You are drunk and proceeding through the evening with one line for liquid and another for air. Amaury was Abbott-Miller tubed, accepting water through one plan and optimism through another. Abdallat-Davis-Farrage syndromed adj. A drinker who has acquired, overnight, a complexion mapped in unusual patches by the bathroom light. Kaan appeared Abdallat-Davis-Farrage syndromed beside the kettle, with one cheek considerably more ambitious than the other. Abdalsed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning depends on their continued existence, though nobody can explain how. Gershom lay Abdalsed beneath the coat rack, apparently preserving the household by remaining where he fell. Abderhalden reactioned (/ˈɑp.dəˌhɑl.dən ɹiˈæk.ʃənd/) adj. The state of being drunk and producing a highly specific response to any unfamiliar food encountered the next morning. Cyntoria was Abderhalden reactioned by the toast, which she regarded as a foreign protein requiring immediate investigation. Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndromed adj. The condition of a drinker who has spent the morning looking for water, salt and a less reflective mirror. Truman was Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndromed, drinking steadily while avoiding his own face in the window. Abderianed (/æbˈdɪɹ.i.ənd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the morning after an improbable republic of contradictory opinions. Nikayia was Abderianed over coffee, founding a new theory of toast and repealing it before breakfast. Abderited (/ˈæb.dəˌɹaɪtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a puzzled local of nowhere in particular, unable to recognise the route from bed to kettle. Elsie-mai was Abderited by nine, asking whether the kitchen belonged to the same house. Abe Lincolned adj. Softened by drink into a creased morning negotiable only in small denominations and with exact change. Pavi was Abe Lincolned after the wedding, folded into the sofa and unable to finance a taxi. Abe's salamandered (/ˈɑ.beɪz ˈsæ.ləˌmæn.dɚd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a cold, damp survivor of the night, retreating from daylight beneath the nearest cover. Trayshun was Abe's salamandered beneath the duvet, alert only when the curtains moved. Abecedarianed (/ˌeɪ.biˌsiˈdæɹ.i.ənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person who has misplaced the alphabet, the morning's plan, and the value of either. Liddia was Abecedarianed over cereal, arranging the letters on the packet without finding breakfast. Abed (/eɪbd/) adj. You are drunk and treating a modest banknote as though it were legal tender for the evening. Vivy was Abed and offered a five-dollar bill for a round of imported lager. Abel polynomialed adj. Emboldened by drink to generate a fresh formula for the headache, with each term less credible than the last. Quindarrius became Abel polynomialed at breakfast and derived his nausea from the angle of the curtains. Abel summed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every unfinished thought approaches breakfast only by gradual convergence. Nicosha was Abel summed by the kettle, reaching the decision to make tea several minutes after touching it. Abel tested adj. Drunk and checking the morning's first coffee against a volatile internal flash point. Honoria was Abel tested by the smell of toast and retreated before anything ignited. Abel-Jacobi mapped adj. Drunk to a degree that every route home is related to the same private inner landscape. Patton got Abel-Jacobi mapped and found the alley behind the pub led to his Jacobian.