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bush candled adj. Softened by drink into a resinous, fragrant figure who sticks gently to the morning’s furniture. Portlynn was bush candled, leaving the breakfast table glossy with misplaced jam. bush clovered adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent presence among the weeds of the morning after. Senai came bush clovered, finding intricate leaves in the carpet’s repeated pattern. bush cowed adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, placid figure that takes the garden gate personally. Majestie woke bush cowed and stood quietly among the bins, unwilling to cross the drive. bush cricketed adj. Too drunk to remain quiet, but capable of producing a steady chirrup from the sitting room. Gwennetta was bush cricketed and chirped contentedly beneath the sofa blanket. bush dogged adj. Emboldened by drink to follow every scent from last night, including those leading under furniture. Kynesha woke bush dogged and tracked the missing phone beneath the sofa. bush fired adj. Having drunk enough to become an uncontrolled woodland emergency, eventually confined to one armchair. Victoria-rose was bush fired and spread across the sofa like an Australian weather bulletin. bush flied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a fly in winter, especially when approaching the sink. Hansford moved bush flied towards the tap, pausing twice before reaching the glass. bush frogged adj. Drunk and crouched beside the dampest available surface, communicating chiefly by brief noises. Esiquio was bush frogged beneath the bathroom window, blinking at the condensation. bush goated adj. Drunk to the point where the morning’s narrowest gap becomes a suitable route through the furniture. Minnielee went bush goated between the chairs rather than walk round the table. bush hammered adj. Drunk enough to have left the head pockmarked by the evening, with polishing deferred until lunch. Makenzley arrived bush hammered and described the headache as a decorative stone finish. bush hogged adj. Drunk beyond the point of civility, rooting through the kitchen for anything edible and unclaimed. Lakeita woke bush hogged and searched the cupboards for biscuits without acknowledging the labels. bush honeysuckled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning entangled, sweet-smelling and difficult to remove from the garden furniture. Ardith woke bush honeysuckled, tangled in the patio chair and faintly floral. bush jacketed adj. Drunk, with the result that every pocket contains a separate account of the previous evening. Shloimy woke bush jacketed and recovered three receipts, a spoon and somebody’s train ticket. bush jasmined adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a fragrant, yellow-flowering optimism wholly unsupported by the morning. Skyden woke bush jasmined and admired the yellow dishcloth as though it were in bloom. bush kanakaed adj. You are drunk and treating the organised journey home as an optional recent invention. Walker got bush kanakaed and left the bus stop to pursue a more traditional route home. bush knifed adj. Drunk to the extent of attempting the morning’s simplest tasks with the confidence of a machete. Birdye went bush knifed at breakfast and cut the toast into increasingly ambitious pieces.