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birdcalled adj. Sharpened by drink into someone whose first sound on waking is an unnecessary cry from the hedge. Spring arrived birdcalled, announcing the sunrise before the alarm had managed it. birdcallered adj. Loosened by drink into a person imitating small birds before the headache has properly begun. Breanda woke birdcallered and answered the kettle with a series of delicate whistles. birdcamed adj. Emboldened by drink to monitor the bedroom from the wardrobe, as though the night's events required footage. Lyleigh woke birdcamed, reviewing the bedroom silently from the wardrobe's upper shelf. birdcared adj. Slowed by drink to checking every windowsill for water, seed and signs of distress. Jean-baptiste went birdcared after breakfast, refilling the garden dishes before finding his shoes. birdcatcher ticked adj. Drunk enough to inspect every mark on the duvet as though it were a deliberate pattern. Wyley woke birdcatcher ticked, studying the duvet's spots before attempting to stand. birdcatchered adj. Drunk to the point where every loose object in the morning resembles something worth catching. Dardenella got birdcatchered and spent ten minutes pursuing a receipt across the landing. birdcatchinged adj. Drunk past the point of letting thoughts escape, though the net is visibly full of holes. Lawanna was birdcatchinged by breakfast, pursuing yesterday's conversation through three unrelated rooms. birdcliffed adj. Having drunk more than the staircase can reasonably accommodate, with every tread becoming a ledge. Kari was birdcliffed, stranded briefly on the third step by its apparent height. birdcrapped adj. Drunk beyond the dignity of noticing what has landed on the coat, the shoe or the breakfast. Taidyn arrived birdcrapped, carrying the garden's contribution on one sleeve. birddomed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you collectively convinced the garden belongs to you and its inhabitants. Tuff woke birddomed and addressed every sparrow as a tenant requiring better accommodation. birded (/bɜːdd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and taking brief, unplanned flights from the edge of each step. Shaunise came birded down the stairs, arms making small corrections throughout. birdeened adj. Drunk, with the result that a small bird becomes the day's principal witness and confidant. Jamonica woke birdeened and told the finch precisely where the evening had gone wrong. birdered (/ˈbɜːdə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the first movement after waking an expedition to identify something outside. Jadell got birdered before coffee, naming the pigeon from the bathroom window. birdeyed adj. Drunk to a degree that the whole room appears manageable from above, particularly when viewed from the floor. Thadius became birdeyed on the landing and announced an overview of the staircase from where he had fallen. birdfeeded adj. Drunk to the extent of treating mixed seed as a suitable breakfast and the garden as a dining room. Tacara woke birdfeeded and scattered cereal across the sill for visitors who had not asked. birdfeedered adj. Drunk since last orders, and still offering the same dry provisions to anyone passing through.