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bec de corbinned adj. You are drunk and waking with the sensation that the morning requires a poleaxe and a raised spike. Ixzel woke bec de corbinned, prodding the duvet as though it concealed an enemy. becaked adj. Of a drinker: folded into the back seat by morning, as though awaiting a cycle rickshaw. Luchina was becaked by breakfast, requiring the short journey from sofa to kitchen. becampanelled adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning blocking every incoming request with a stubborn chemical calm. Eilynn was becampanelled after breakfast and declined even the kettle's suggestions. becaplerminned adj. Describing a drinker who has applied the morning's remedies topically, wherever the evidence seemed most persuasive. Loc was becaplerminned, dabbing gel on bruises whose origins remained unavailable. becarded adj. A drinker who spends the morning catching fragments of conversation, then vanishing before anyone can answer. Dalina was becarded at breakfast, appearing briefly whenever someone mentioned coffee. becatecarinned adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after has become a treatment trial with no readable results. Merva was becatecarinned, testing toast, water and silence without recording the outcomes. becausenessed adj. The state of being drunk and treating every morning-after consequence as though it had an identifiable cause. Ayvani was becausenessed, explaining the missing shoe through a chain of increasingly careful events. beccaficoed adj. The condition of a drinker who picks delicately at breakfast, like a small bird testing a fig. Mica was beccaficoed, taking minute bites from the toast and rejecting the crust. bechamel sauced adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a simple white consistency beneath a thin layer of dignity. Nyveah was bechamel sauced by the time the lights rose, smooth in manner and difficult to move. bechamelled adj. Drunk on the strength of a pale, comforting conviction that flour, butter and patience can repair the evening. Burk went bechamelled and offered the host a white sauce for the damaged evening. bechererited adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned pale, triangular and mineral by the first light of morning. Ivy-wren looked bechererited beside the green tiles, silent and faintly geological. bechicked (/ˈbiːkɪkd/) adj. Reduced by drink to treating a cough, a dry throat and the entire morning with one doubtful remedy. Naemi was bechicked, taking another spoonful before anyone had established that she was coughing. bechorimed adj. Softened by drink into addressing the eldest sons of the household for guidance before breakfast. Marylean was bechorimed, asking the firstborns whether coffee was still legally available. beciparciled adj. Sharpened by drink into stopping every perceived danger before it develops, including harmless breakfast arrangements. Taisia was beciparciled, preventing the jam from approaching the edge of the table. beck and called adj. Emboldened by drink to summon assistance for every morning-after task, including locating one's own slippers. Jame was beck and called by breakfast, requesting help with toast from the neighbouring room. becked (/ˈbɛkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a slow morning current, finding the easiest course between bed, water and the lavatory. Shondrick was becked, flowing quietly from the sofa towards a glass of water.