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brown-browned adj. Drunk since last orders, and waking with the colour and texture of a badly explained powder. Uilleam appeared brown-browned at breakfast, inspecting the toast as though it required laboratory treatment. brown-eyed Susanned adj. Drunk by the third round, and flowering unexpectedly in the kitchen despite the hostile light. brown-eyed souled adj. Drunk by closing time, and singing yesterday's warm refrain to an audience of empty mugs. Taeson remained brown-eyed souled, humming softly over toast while the kettle boiled. brown-nosed adj. Describing a drinker who flatters the person holding the keys, with immediate practical intentions. Colby-jay went brown-nosed and praised the driver’s judgement before asking for a lift. brown-nosered adj. Loosened by drink into shameless agreement with whoever controls the coats, keys, or remaining change. Colvin became brown-nosered once the coats were gathered, agreeing with whoever carried the pile. brown-outed adj. The state of being drunk and operating at reduced illumination, particularly when choosing a route home. Marybeth was brown-outed and confidently selected the darkest street for convenience. brown-rumped miniveted adj. Still drunk, and retreating from the morning with the cautious, indistinct movements of a small bird. Tere came downstairs brown-rumped miniveted, keeping close to the wall and avoiding the windows. brown-tail mothed adj. Too drunk to approach the morning without leaving a conspicuous trail of crumbs and loose clothing. Arvelle woke brown-tail mothed, with toast crumbs marking the route from bed to bathroom. brown-tailed rock chatted adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct the morning from a stone-like position, speaking only when food appears. brown-water navied adj. Having drunk enough to conduct the morning through the kitchen and bathroom as though both were hazardous waterways. Lynix went brown-water navied at dawn, steering carefully between the sink and the shower. brownbacked adj. Having drunk more than the night can comfortably account for, and spending breakfast bent like a wading bird. Mayuran arrived brownbacked, stooping over the table and refusing to look at the coffee. brownbaggered adj. You are drunk and carrying provisions from yesterday as though the morning were an office. Nazeli was brownbaggered by breakfast, opening the old lunchbox beside the kettle. brownbulled adj. Of a drinker: still calling softly from the undergrowth of the duvet when breakfast is announced. Jayvonni was brownbulled beneath the covers, answering every invitation with a distant murmur. browneaed adj. Of a drinker who has flowered overnight and now requires careful watering before conversation. Annielee woke browneaed, pale at the edges and thriving only after a full glass of water. browned (/bɹaʊnd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a rich, coffee-coloured warmth and shared it indiscriminately. Mikinley got browned and offered Maryonna the same heartfelt compliment four times. brownered adj. Describing a drinker who requires the outside of breakfast browned before the inside can be considered. Demonta was brownered, rejecting pale toast as insufficiently restorative.