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applecored adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a central remnant that still attempts conversation. Kerrilyn was applecored, stationary at the landing but continuing to address the household. applecrabed adj. A drinker who has become an awkward hybrid of cheerfulness and sourness by the morning after. Joshelin was applecrabed, smiling politely while objecting to every suggestion. appledraned adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's wasp-like persistence continues without any useful purpose. Jovianna was appledraned, circling the breakfast table and returning repeatedly to the same complaint. applegrowered adj. The state of being drunk and cultivating small, private orchards of explanation for the morning after. Julie-anne was applegrowered, producing fresh reasons for each unexplained receipt. appleheaded adj. The condition of a drinker who has dried into a fixed expression before the first cup of tea. Theresann looked appleheaded, staring from the sofa while the kettle boiled unattended. applehooded adj. The drunkenness of one who has become roundly self-contained, quiet beneath a protective skin by breakfast. Yuli was applehooded, sitting beneath a blanket and declining all enquiries. applejacked adj. Reduced by drink to a concentrated apple spirit, potent in the glass and unhelpful by morning. Evanee was applejacked, speaking with concentrated certainty about an afternoon appointment. applejohned adj. Sharpened by drink into a dry, puckered survivor of the previous night's hospitality. Karlyn was applejohned, making concise observations from behind a distinctly weathered face. applemongered adj. Loosened by drink into selling every remaining thought, preferably by the bagful, before breakfast. Yasari was applemongered, offering speculative bargains on biscuits and yesterday's newspapers. apples and orangesed adj. Emboldened by drink to compare unrelated morning complaints as though the analogy were exact. Jabrae got apples and orangesed, comparing the headache with a damp umbrella and defending the comparison. apples and pearsed adj. Drunk and attempting the stairs, with each step becoming a separate and negotiable matter. Assan was apples and pearsed, approaching the staircase as though it required written instructions. apples to apples, oranges to orangesed adj. You have drunk enough to compare everything fairly, provided each thing remains in its proper category. Delino compared the crisps with the crisps and the drinks with the drinks, thoroughly apples to apples, oranges to orangesed. apples to applesed adj. Drunk to the point where every morning comparison seems fair, provided both items are vaguely alike. Raeona was apples to applesed, comparing the cold tea with the warm tea as though judging a pair. apples to orangesed adj. Slowed by drink to compare unlike things painstakingly, losing the point somewhere between them. Duvier was apples to orangesed, taking several minutes to relate the kettle to his missing wallet. apples with applesed adj. You are drunk and insisting on like-for-like comparisons, however little the circumstances support them. Beneta was apples with applesed, comparing the landlord's promises with last year's weather forecast. applesauce caked adj. Of a drinker: sweetly confident, structurally unstable, and liable to collapse when cut. Jaquoia was applesauce caked and volunteered to carry six glasses across the crowded room.