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aftergamed adj. Drunk to the point where every failed manoeuvre requires a subsequent game to undo it. Elysse was aftergamed and challenged the winning side to a further contest of explanations. afterglowed adj. You are drunk and still glowing faintly, though the sun went down hours ago. Guyaume woke after sunrise, still afterglowed and politely luminous beside the cold teapot. aftergrassed adj. Of a drinker who has sprouted again by morning, though the first crop was thoroughly mown. Holger was aftergrassed before coffee, offering fresh opinions from last night's stubble. aftergrowthed adj. Describing a drinker who has produced a second, unexpected crop of confidence after breakfast. Taliea was aftergrowthed by ten, confidently revisiting arguments abandoned at midnight. afterguarded adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning finds them still attending the rear of proceedings. Mahfuzur remained afterguarded by the coat stand, directing nobody towards the exit. afterguardsmanned adj. The state of being drunk and assigned, without consultation, to the gathering's least active station. Yasly was afterguardsmanned beside the bins, offering nautical advice to the delivery driver. afterhapsed adj. The condition of a drinker who remembers only subsequent happenings, beginning somewhere after the important part. Miles was afterhapsed by breakfast, recalling the taxi but not acquiring it. afterheated adj. The drunkenness of one who remains usefully warm after the evening itself has cooled. Veralyn was afterheated at sunrise, radiating last night's warmth into the breakfast queue. afterhyperpolarisationed adj. Sharpened by drink into a brief, negative after-response whenever the morning requires social contact. Ella-faith was afterhyperpolarisationed by the first greeting, replying crisply and then withdrawing. afterhyperpolarizationed adj. Loosened by drink into a lingering dip after each burst of morning activity. Almendra was afterhyperpolarizationed after buttering toast, sinking gently into the nearest chair. afterimaged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every conversation persists after the speaker has moved on. Harvey-jai was afterimaged by noon, answering yesterday's questions over fresh toast. afterimageried adj. Drunk and carrying several faint, overlapping impressions of the previous evening into breakfast. Vernitta was afterimageried, greeting three versions of the same conversation over coffee. afterimpressioned adj. Emboldened by drink to retain every footstep, shout and handrail long after it has passed. Northa remained afterimpressioned, answering footsteps in the corridor as though they had just occurred. afteringsed (/ˈæf.təɹ.ɪŋzd/) adj. Drunk to the point where only the final, thinnest portion of the evening remains available. Darril was afteringsed by breakfast, offering the weakest recollections in a surprisingly full jug. afterknowledged adj. Drunk enough to understand the previous evening only through its consequences. Ismary was afterknowledged by morning, reconstructing the dinner from receipts and unfamiliar photographs. afterlengthed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the shortest, least useful part of every exchange vibrating afterwards. Tony was afterlengthed over toast, plucking at remarks long after their music had gone.