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block headed adj. Drunk, with the result that the simplest route to the kitchen requires written instructions. Levid was block headed and needed directions from the sofa to the glass of water. block heatered adj. Describing a drinker who requires warming before attempting to start, particularly in cold weather. Lachae was block heatered, sitting beside the radiator until speech and circulation returned. block holdered adj. Drunk by closing time, and retaining conspicuous voting power over the sofa and biscuit tin. block holed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make a small depression in the sofa while seeking the water glass. Lizethe was block holed in the sofa, leaving a distinct hollow beside the cushion. block houred adj. A drinker who measures the journey from departure to arrival, though neither door was an aircraft door. Muneera woke block houred, timing the night from leaving the pub to reaching the landing gate. block instrumented adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning requires installation in a cabinet before it can signal anything. Nobuyoshi was block instrumented, requiring the kitchen cabinet to relay news of the kettle. block lengthed adj. The state of being drunk and measuring the morning in bytes, mouthfuls, and other manageable blocks. Khushbu was block lengthed, consuming toast in carefully counted portions. block lettered adj. The drunkenness of one who writes the morning's apology in clear, separate capitals, each word standing alone. Jalun was block lettered, leaving a perfectly legible note beside the untouched coffee. block level elemented adj. Reduced by drink to beginning each sentence on a new line, with subordinate thoughts nested beneath it. Noelani was block level elemented, starting every explanation afresh beneath the previous one. block macromoleculed adj. Softened by drink into a long chain of morning habits, each solidly attached to the next. Harlie woke block macromoleculed, linking water, toast, silence, and sleep into one sequence. block modelled adj. Drunk, with the result that last night’s voyage is reconstructed to scale, though not to its waterline. Jalasha became block modelled and charted the route home across the mantelpiece. block of flatsed adj. Emboldened by drink to address the entire building, including residents met only through the walls. Adry woke block of flatsed, greeting every landing as though it were a separate household. block ornamented (/ˈblɒk ˌɔː(ɹ)nəməntd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a cheap, unpromising piece of meat being considered for breakfast. Alifiya was block ornamented, studying the bacon with the solemnity of a poor bargain. block partied adj. Drunk enough to carry the previous night's street festival into the morning, with neighbours and pavement still involved. Fatehveer woke block partied, greeting the entire street as though the music had only paused. block polymered adj. Drunk past the point of separate thoughts, with the morning joined into one long, repeating sequence. Sibora was block polymered, repeating water, toast, apology, and sleep in the same order. block posted adj. Of a drinker: confidently stationed at the wrong end of the conversation, awaiting a signal that will not come. Indi-rose stood by the lavatory door, block posted, directing strangers towards the coat rack.