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bedspacinged adj. Of a drinker who has made a private bed his entire morning arrangement, with monthly-tenancy commitment. Preeti woke thoroughly bedspacinged, having treated the spare room as a long-term domestic solution. bedspreaded (/ˈbɛd.spɹɛdd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has spent the morning flat beneath every available covering. Lamora emerged bedspreaded, carrying the duvet into the kitchen for tea. bedspringed adj. A drinker who rises repeatedly and settles nowhere, still buoyed by last night's momentum. Bronislava was bedspringed before breakfast, bouncing from the bed to the bathroom and back. bedstaffed adj. A drinker so far gone that the bedpost has become the only reliable member of the household. Yolana stayed bedstaffed until midday, holding the wooden post during each attempted departure. bedstanded adj. The state of being drunk and conducting the morning from beside the bed, among water glasses and tablets. Maui was bedstanded, reaching for water without committing to leaving the room. bedsteaded adj. The condition of a drinker who has become rigidly structural, supporting the mattress while awaiting recovery. Madra lay bedsteaded until eleven, providing a firm base for the abandoned duvet. bedsteadled adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced the morning to a bare framework and a long pause. Florabel was bedsteadled, with the room's solid arrangements intact and breakfast entirely absent. bedstocked adj. Reduced by drink to the supporting structure of a person, with the rest still under consideration. Kloeigh was bedstocked by ten, propping up the mattress while searching for yesterday's clothes. bedstoned adj. Softened by drink into a heavy, flat object best left supporting the morning's weight. Mianicole was bedstoned until lunch, occupying the mattress with geological seriousness. bedstrawed adj. Sharpened by drink into a prickly, tangled presence, with every sheet seeming to object. Fawnda woke bedstrawed, picking imaginary burrs from the duvet before accepting tea. bedsurfered adj. Describing a drinker who has moved from bed to sofa and back, treating each as temporary accommodation. Oresto was bedsurfered by morning, with blankets distributed across three rooms. bedswervered adj. Loosened by drink into a person who has changed sleeping arrangements without remembering the negotiation. Buddy-bear awoke bedswervered in the sitting room, unable to account for the missing pillow. bedtabled adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct breakfast from the lap, without rising to meet the day. Benji remained bedtabled, eating toast from a tray while the curtains stayed closed. bedticked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of cloth being filled, folded and left where it falls. Jennica was bedticked after breakfast, sinking into the sheets by gradual degrees. bedtickinged adj. Drunk and accumulating around the bed in a loose, padded layer of clothing and regret. Corabell was bedtickinged by midmorning, surrounded by garments removed in no clear order. bedtime procrastinationed adj. Drunk past the point of rising, while repeatedly postponing the act of beginning recovery. Oceane was bedtime procrastinationed, delaying the shower through several increasingly definite promises.