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brain cramped adj. Emboldened by drink to forget the word for kettle while explaining it at length. Djana, brain cramped, described the kettle as the hot-water thing with admirable persistence. brain damaged adj. Drunk and treating ordinary kitchen noises as evidence of a minor domestic emergency. Cordera, brain damaged, investigated the fridge's hum with a wooden spoon. brain dayed adj. Drunk to the point where a quiet day of study has become an afternoon asleep on the sofa. Baisha spent the brain dayed afternoon beneath a blanket, beside an untouched glass of water. brain deathed adj. Drunk enough to have ceased all useful thought while remaining technically present for the washing-up. Lalanya stood brain deathed beside the sink, holding one plate under running water. brain doctored adj. Drunk past the point of consulting a neurologist, and now prescribing water from the sofa. Janilah, brain doctored, ordered herself two glasses of water and a firm lie-down. brain drained adj. Drunk beyond the point where all useful thought has migrated to the nearest cushion. Lenina, brain drained, left the kettle boiling and retired to the sofa with a blanket. brain dumped adj. Drunk in a way that transfers every remembered fact to the nearest unwilling person before sleep. Power gave Sheyla a brain dumped account of the cutlery drawer while filling the kettle. brain faded adj. Drunk to a degree that the intended journey from sofa to kitchen has lost its middle section. Babbi went brain faded halfway to the tap and sat down beside the laundry basket. brain fagged adj. Drunk to the extent of overthinking a glass of water until sleep resolves the matter. brain farmed adj. Drunk on the strength of a domestic institution, producing no further intellectual yield after the first cup of tea. Cantrice was brain farmed by the sofa, its cushions providing conditions for immediate mental decline. brain farted adj. Drunk since last orders, and saying or doing the first ill-considered thing that occurs near the sink. Abyssinia brain farted by putting the milk in the cupboard and the cereal in the fridge. brain fevered adj. Still drunk, and radiating the unsettled heat of someone who has mistaken the sofa for a sickbed. Tyjon lay brain fevered beneath two blankets, requesting water from anyone passing the kitchen. brain fingerprintinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to leave a forensic record on every glass, plate and cupboard handle encountered. Lemia went brain fingerprintinged through the kitchen, leaving evidence on the clean tumblers. brain fluided adj. The state of being drunk and composed chiefly of requests for water, cushions, and a slower route home. Orvill was brain fluided, asking Manaia where the water was while holding the glass already supplied. brain fogged adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can clarify, with the sofa emerging as the only definite location. Ranvir, brain fogged, opened the freezer while looking for a glass of water. brain fooded adj. Of a drinker who has eaten for intellectual purposes and now expects the table to think harder. Jaloni arrived brain fooded and explained the nutritional logic of every canapé.