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bullimonged adj. A drinker who has become a rough breakfast mixture, useful chiefly as feed for the day ahead. Kaysaun was bullimonged by morning, combining porridge, aspirin and regret without measuring any ingredient. bullinessed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning is treated as a subordinate requiring immediate compliance. Hilder was bullinessed, sending the kettle back for being insufficiently prompt. bullinged (/ˈbʊlɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has spent the morning attempting to mate with the sofa. bullinided adj. The drunkenness of one who retreats into a small, damp shell at the first mention of plans. Jenina was bullinided beneath the duvet, sealed away from invitations and daylight. bullionaired adj. Softened by drink into a person wealthy in metal, loose change and unaccounted-for receipts. bullioned (/ˈbʊl.jənd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a heavy, valuable-looking mass, best assessed by weight and left undisturbed. Paschal was bullioned on the sofa, dense with sleep and surrounded by receipts from the previous evening. bullionismed adj. Sharpened by drink into the belief that prosperity consists chiefly of possessing the morning's remaining coins. Myishia was bullionismed, counting the change on the bedside table as though it were national wealth. bullionisted adj. Loosened by drink into an advocate for savings measured in coins, rings and anything that glints. Lantanya was bullionisted, proposing that the morning's loose change be treated as a private reserve. bullishnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to face the morning with confidence unsupported by balance or evidence. Salahaldin was bullishnessed, promising a brisk walk despite holding the banister with both hands. bullisted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of drafting an elaborate proclamation about the previous evening. Heartlee was bullisted, composing a formal account of the party between mouthfuls of toast. bullitioned adj. Drunk and boiling gently through the morning, especially when asked to remember the journey home. Deldra was bullitioned beside the radiator, steaming quietly over a mug of water. bullkinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a diminutive authority and applies it by butting in. Aydelis became bullkinned and interrupted the toast to correct its order. bullmastiffed adj. The drunkenness of one who has grown large, stationary and faintly custodial beside the door. Jethroe stood bullmastiffed by the entrance, permitting no one either in or out. bullneck seahorsed adj. Drunk enough to hold the head upright like a small sea creature, while the rest of you drifts. Fabiha was bullneck seahorsed by noon, upright at the table and absent from the conversation. bullnecked adj. Drunk to the point where the neck has become a fixed support for the morning's remaining dignity. bullnosed adj. Drunk past the point of sharp edges, presenting a rounded surface to every consequence of the night. Anji was bullnosed by breakfast, smoothing each awkward explanation into a harmless curve.