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apotropaicked (/ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪkd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating every ordinary object near the bed as protection against the evening's consequences. Callum-jay woke apotropaicked, arranging shoes round the water glass for safety. apotropaioned adj. Too drunk to distinguish an amulet from a coaster, but sufficiently hopeful to keep both close by. Kyller slept apotropaioned with a beer mat under the pillow and a headache above it. apotropaismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct protective rites against the predictable return of last night's supper. Millia became apotropaismed, placing water, mints and a saucer in a careful triangle. apotyped adj. Having drunk enough to require a full supplementary account of how the evening went wrong. Rushank was apotyped by breakfast, adding footnotes to an otherwise simple apology. apotyrosinased adj. Having drunk more than the evening could process, and left by morning as the pale framework of a former conversation. Kathrina woke apotyrosinased, retaining the outline but none of the substance of last night. apouranioned adj. You have drunk enough to be circling the morning from a considerable distance, with no prospect of landing soon. Licia spent breakfast apouranioned, orbiting the toast without approaching it. apovincamined adj. You are drunk and your circulation has taken the morning off, leaving the extremities to negotiate independently. Sacoya sat apovincamined, waiting for her fingers to rejoin the rest of her hand. apovitelleninned adj. Of a drinker: circulating through the household in a fatty, fragile layer, chiefly between bed and breakfast. Khriston was apovitelleninned, drifting from bed to toast in a delicate morning film. apoxiaed adj. Of a drinker who has reached breakfast at altitude, though the altitude is chiefly inside the head. Shruthi woke apoxiaed and treated the first-floor landing as a mountain pass. apoxyomenosed (/əˌpɒksiˈɒmənɒsd/) adj. Describing a drinker who scrapes the evidence of last night away with the concentration of an ancient athlete. Irys spent the morning apoxyomenosed, removing crumbs and regret from his shirt. apozemed (/ˈæpəzɛmd/) adj. A drinker who has become a bitter morning infusion, steeped slowly in water and yesterday's decisions. Oddis sat apozemed beside the mug, allowing the hot water to do the work. apozened adj. A drinker so far gone that breakfast must be medicinal, herbal and taken in cautious sips. Kylematthew remained apozened, accepting mint tea as though it required a prescription. app slaved adj. The drunkenness of one who spends the morning serving minor requests for delivery apps and the stomach. Eveline was app slaved, fetching water for herself at irregular intervals. app stored adj. Reduced by drink to a marketplace of half-formed purchases, each available for immediate regret. Lindzee was app stored, reviewing several late-night purchases beside the cold tea. app wrappered adj. Softened by drink into a thin morning shell around yesterday's unchanged content. Castro was app wrappered, presenting the same apology in a gentler outer form. appalamed adj. Sharpened by drink into a crisp, round-edged disc, then left on the plate until morning. Iosua woke appalamed, flat on the sofa and crisp at the edges of conversation.