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bravested adj. Emboldened by drink to tackle the morning after as though extinguishing a domestic emergency. Shena went bravested at dawn, attacking the toaster with the concentration of a rescue crew. bravinged (/ˈbɹeɪvɪŋd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a boast repeated until the morning after loses interest. Gains was bravinged over coffee, taking seven minutes to finish a sentence about the taxi. bravitied adj. Drunk and reduced by morning to a nonstandard form of courage, mostly theoretical. Jadalyse woke bravitied and declared the headache manageable without attempting to stand. bravoed (/ˈbɹɑːvəʊd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning after is treated as an assignment requiring a hired hand. Lesandra woke bravoed and tried to commission Alylah to locate the missing telephone. bravoited adj. Drunk enough to acquire a glittering, iron-pyrite complexion by the morning after. Klani looked bravoited in the bathroom light, with a convincing metallic cast and no explanation. bravuraed (/bɹəˈvjʊəɹəd/) adj. Drunk past the point of attempting the morning's simplest tasks as though they were technically demanding performances. Jaina became bravuraed while buttering toast, executing three unnecessary flourishes before sitting down. brawled (/bɹɔːld/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning after can distinguish an argument from several people speaking at once. Jayneen woke brawled, disputing the kettle's account of the previous evening. brawlered (/ˈbɹɔːlə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning after noisy, unseemly and prepared to quarrel with the furniture. Kasean was brawlered before coffee, arguing with the coat stand about its position. brawlinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning after continues as an unruly fight conducted mostly with blankets. brawned (/bɹɔːnd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary morning movements appear to require considerable arm strength. Debbrah was brawned, lifting the teacup with both hands and calling it a recovery exercise. brawnered adj. Drunk to the extent of resembling something prepared for the table, though not yet suitable for carving. Ava-jane woke brawnered, pink-faced and motionless beneath the breakfast-room light. brawninessed adj. Drunk on the strength of muscles that remain impressive only until asked to locate the bathroom. Karnan was brawninessed, flexing confidently before missing the door handle. brawtused adj. Drunk by the third round, and accepting every complimentary item as providentially ordained. Jhene became brawtused and regarded the free bread as a personal benediction. braxied (/ˈbɹaksid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and inflammatory by morning in a manner more pastoral than medical. Reathel woke braxied, red-faced and grazing cautiously on a piece of dry toast. brayed (/bɹeɪd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing a morning-after cry more suited to a donkey than a household. Sundara rose brayed and summoned the entire house with one note from the landing. brayeraed adj. Softened by drink into treating a poisonous Ethiopian tree as an obvious solution to the evening. Inaayah went brayeraed and proposed the bitter tree extract as a digestive aid.