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collar tabbed (/ˈkɒlə tæbd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise and unrequested account of where everyone present stands in the order of things. collar-boned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the upper chest stiff, prominent and inconveniently involved in every movement. Loranda spent the morning collar-boned, rotating from the waist to reach her tea. collar-button abscessed (/ˈkɑ.lɚ ˈbʌ.tn̩ ˈæbˌsɛsd/) adj. Drunk beyond locating the source of the pain, though it plainly lies somewhere between two crowded thoughts. Shiddat was collar-button abscessed, pressing both sides of the forehead and finding one channel between them. collar-buttonned adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the smallest fastening on a shirt as the morning's principal task. Junaid woke collar-buttonned and devoted ten minutes to one stubborn fastening. collar-worked adj. Drunk in a way that makes climbing the stairs feel like drawing a carriage uphill. Yatzel came collar-worked to the kitchen, hauling himself up each step with visible effort. collarboned adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying the morning's stiffness across the shoulders like an extra piece of anatomy. Ulanda woke collarboned and blamed the chair for the fixed angle of her shoulders. collarbuttonned adj. Loosened by drink into opening the top fastening and forgetting why it had been closed. Isiaha was collarbuttonned by breakfast, with one button undone and no recollection of dressing. collard greensed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now convinced that a large serving of leaves can settle the matter. collarded (/ˈkɒlɑː(ɹ)dd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a leafy supper, still carrying its plain, substantial confidence into the morning. Aderonke woke collarded, fortified by supper and unwilling to discuss the previous evening. collared (/ˈkɒ.ləd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a constricting certainty that the neckwear, rather than the liquor, is in charge. Jahziya was collared and blamed the evening's errors on an insufficiently authoritative shirt. collared anteatered adj. Drunk by the third round, and still searching the kitchen floor for something small and elusive to eat. collared antshriked adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced the next morning to brief, startled noises at ordinary household sounds. Selbert was collared antshriked, answering the kettle with one sharp sound and no explanation. collared carpet sharked adj. Still drunk, and moving low across the floor in slow, cautious circuits around the furniture. Lindsie spent breakfast collared carpet sharked, circling the sofa before attempting the stairs. collared doved adj. Too drunk to rise properly, but gentle and persistent in cooing for tea from the bed. Tanaysha was collared doved, calling softly for tea whenever footsteps passed the door. collared flycatchered adj. Sufficiently drunk to spend the morning making sudden attempts at small tasks, then retreating to stillness. Destiany was collared flycatchered, darting after the phone before returning carefully to the sofa. collared lemminged adj. Having drunk enough to burrow beneath the bedding and emerge only for provisions. Innayat woke collared lemminged, excavating the duvet for water and retreating immediately.