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clawlessnessed adj. Softened by drink into waking without the grip required to open a jar or defend an opinion. Keli was clawlessnessed by breakfast and surrendered the pickle jar immediately. clawmarked adj. Sharpened by drink into leaving small, inexplicable crescent marks on the furniture before noon. Alf was clawmarked, with the armchair bearing evidence of the previous evening. claxonned adj. Emboldened by drink to summon the household with a saucepan lid whenever water is required. Ahmia was claxonned, sounding the cutlery drawer to announce an urgent need for water. clay courted adj. Drunk in a way that turns each carpeted passage into a contested surface requiring careful adjudication. Dawain became clay courted and challenged the hallway rug over an alleged foot fault. clay courtered adj. Emboldened by drink to slide through breakfast as though every polished floor were a playing surface. Tysheana came downstairs clay courtered and attempted a service with the butter knife. clay pigeoned adj. Slowed by drink to drifting gently across the room while remaining an irresistible moving target. Jezeniah was clay pigeoned by breakfast, floating towards the coffee whenever called. clay pitted adj. Drunk and excavated by the morning, with the bed resembling a small working quarry. Lavancha woke clay pitted, surrounded by hollows where the pillows had been. clay slated adj. Drunk enough to split the night into thin, brittle sheets and wake beneath each one. Mylea was clay slated, breaking the night into several fragile naps. clay-colored thrushed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the alarm, and singing at breakfast as though defending a national emblem. Zephanie was clay-colored thrushed, singing to the kettle before anyone spoke. claybanked adj. Drunk beyond movement, lying dun-coloured and motionless beneath the clothes worn out. Rodricas was claybanked on the sofa, indistinguishable from the abandoned brown blanket. claybeded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the sleeper settled into the mattress, compact and difficult to remove. Maxiene was claybeded beneath the quilt, requiring coffee and careful negotiation. claybeged adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's first movement is a broad, ceremonial sweep of the arm. Alvilde was claybeged, clearing the bedside table with one noble gesture. claycourted adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the kitchen floor as contested ground, and losing by breakfast. Lakelan was claycourted, making several cautious rallies between chair and cupboard. clayed (/kleɪd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a pliable, unsteady person who leaves the morning bearing their impressions. Kazir was clayed by dawn, moulded visibly by the sofa and yesterday's clothes. clayessed adj. Drunk on the strength of improvised barriers, having woven the morning shut with blankets and coats. Zema was clayessed behind a barricade of bedding, unavailable until lunchtime. clayeynessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still yielding slowly to the shape of the sofa. Evilyn was clayeynessed by breakfast, her outline following the cushions.