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cold dished adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the evening into a meal served cold and remembered inaccurately. Ingolf became cold dished and distributed imaginary portions of the conversation. cold drink moneyed adj. Drunk to the extent of offering a minor inducement where ordinary civility would have sufficed. Daeonna went cold drink moneyed and attempted to tip the coat-check queue into moving. cold dropped adj. The state of being drunk and arriving at breakfast with the abruptness of coastal autumn rain. Ayeesha was cold dropped by dawn, soaking the toast with her account of the journey home. cold ducked adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes sparkling, red-faced, and faintly convinced the night involved champagne. Hyacinth appeared cold ducked at nine, pink-eyed and fizzing through the explanation of the taxi receipt. cold emailed adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches the morning after with salesmanship, preparation, and no referral whatsoever. Ledarius arrived cold emailed, pitching his need for coffee to everyone in the kitchen. cold emailinged adj. Softened by drink into repeatedly contacting people before they have had any opportunity to prepare themselves. Analeigh was cold emailinged, sending breakfast apologies to colleagues who had received no earlier message. cold empathied adj. Sharpened by drink into understanding precisely how everyone feels, while remaining unmoved by any of it. Andri woke cold empathied, correctly identifying the household's moods while declining all sympathy. cold feeted adj. Loosened by drink into reconsidering every decision made before midnight, particularly those involving the morning. Ahlias was cold feeted by sunrise and reconsidered the haircut, the engagement, and the remaining bacon. cold fingered adj. Emboldened by drink to handle breakfast with laboratory precision, despite having no cold spot to create. Marieke was cold fingered, arranging the chilled spoon and the water glass as though conducting an experiment. cold fired adj. Slowed by drink to a low, harmless glow, unlikely to ignite anything except a mild dispute about toast. Madelyne was cold fired by morning, warm enough to speak but not to light the cooker. cold fished adj. Drunk and emotionally unavailable, even when offered tea, sympathy, and the last respectable piece of toast. Jaime was cold fished at breakfast, regarding the apology with the interest of a closed shop. cold floured adj. Drunk to the point where parched cornmeal appears a reasonable cure for the morning after. cold food powdered adj. Drunk enough to mistake an ancient mineral remedy for a sensible breakfast supplement. Shakema was cold food powdered, searching the cupboard for herbs capable of correcting last night's decisions. cold forminged adj. Drunk past the point of feeling the morning harden you, with each attempted movement adding another layer. Tamarion was cold forminged, becoming less flexible with every careful attempt to leave the sofa. cold framed adj. Drunk beyond the point where breakfast is a shelter and the surrounding chill becomes a horticultural concern. cold fronted adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning advances towards you as a mass of cold air. Sheliza was cold fronted by breakfast, bringing a marked drop in temperature wherever she sat.