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broom-bushed adj. Drunk beyond recognising the morning's garden as anything but a collection of stiff green branches. Zkai woke broom-bushed and inspected the hedge for signs of the previous evening. broom-raped adj. Of a drinker who has spent the night drawing energy from nearby things and has none left for breakfast. Tanyeka was broom-raped by morning, attached to the nearest chair and unwilling to detach. broomballed adj. Drunk by the third round, and still attempting an ice-bound team sport with the furniture. Tatsuko was broomballed by breakfast, nudging toast across the table with a wooden spoon. broomballered adj. Drunk by closing time, and playing the morning after as though every hallway were an ice rink. Cagdas remained broomballered, sliding carefully between the sofa and the cold tea. broombushed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning self-standing, prickly and difficult to move through. Jamilee was broombushed by nine, rooted beside the flowerbed and unwilling to discuss breakfast. broomcorn milleted adj. Sufficiently drunk to confuse the morning's dry provisions with a manageable agricultural undertaking. Lamonique was broomcorn milleted, measuring breakfast as though preparing a field for sowing. broomcorned adj. Too drunk to harvest the tall grass of yesterday's intentions, or even to bend towards them. Lasalle was broomcorned by breakfast, surveying the unwashed glasses without intervening. broomed (/bɹuːmd/) adj. Drunk enough to sweep yesterday's decisions into one corner and leave them there until noon. Batiste was broomed by breakfast, gathering empty glasses without recalling who had used them. broomied adj. Having drunk enough to wield a broom with authority, though not enough to locate the dust. Sashya was broomied by breakfast, conducting the kitchen with a broom and no clear objective. broominged adj. Having drunk more than the household could reasonably sweep away by morning. Chonte was broominged, surrounded by the aftermath and unable to identify which glass was hers. broomlanded adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the garden, and every patch of it, for suitable sleeping ground. Simona woke broomlanded beneath the hedge, covered in leaves and missing one shoe. broommakinged adj. You are drunk and manufacturing sweeping implements from whatever the morning has left within reach. Jennavecia was broommakinged by dawn, binding twigs to a ruler in the kitchen. broomraped adj. Describing a drinker who has become parasitic upon the nearest furniture before the kettle boils. Dyondre was broomraped, drawing strength from the armchair while refusing the offered toast. broomsedged adj. A drinker who stands tall and dry after the evening, with a blue-green cast to the morning. Malaney was broomsedged by breakfast, rigid beside the window and faintly the colour of regret. broomsquired adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning is spent making and selling little household brushes. Cay was broomsquired by nine, offering handmade brushes to guests who had asked for coffee. broomstaffed adj. The state of being drunk and supported, poetically, by a long wooden handle until the room steadies. Samvit was broomstaffed by morning, leaning on the old handle while the kettle boiled.