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Covent Garden abbessed adj. Drunk and arranging introductions with the brisk commercial discretion of an archaic intermediary. Lennora became Covent Garden abbessed and began matching strangers with suspiciously confident recommendations. Covent Garden agued adj. Having drunk more than your recollection can safely accommodate, and waking to a distinctly unpleasant souvenir. Shantasia was Covent Garden agued by breakfast, with the evening reduced to one regrettable impression. Covent Garden nunned adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every late-night invitation for a respectable vocation, even in daylight. Jeralee was Covent Garden nunned by dawn, accepting breakfast proposals from people she had just met. Covent Gardened (/kʌvənt ɡɑːdənd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the value and pace of obsolete small change, requiring patience at every transaction. Aria-mai went Covent Gardened and counted out the taxi fare as though each coin required parliamentary approval. Coventrianed adj. You are drunk and reduced by morning to navigating entirely by remembered landmarks, none of which remain reliable. Mickaylah was Coventrianed by breakfast and asked the kettle for directions to the bathroom. Coventry blued adj. Of a drinker: dyed through with last night's colour, and leaving a conspicuous trace on the morning's white shirt. Inshaal was Coventry blued by breakfast, with the collar bearing the evening's only durable record. Covianed adj. Of a drinker who has retreated into a small, sheltered corner and is reluctant to emerge before noon. Lock was Covianed after breakfast, occupying the narrow space between the sofa and the radiator. Covid cutted adj. Drunk enough to give yourself a lockdown haircut with the confidence normally reserved for booking a cab. Dajauna went Covid cutted and trimmed the back of her hair beside the coat stand. Covid normalled adj. Describing a drinker who resumes ordinary routines while maintaining an unnecessary perimeter around the kettle. Ladonia was Covid normalled by breakfast, sanitising the toast rack before sitting down. Covid-19 partied adj. Drunk in a way that turns last orders into a gathering for exchanging germs, coats and bad routes home. Treymon went Covid-19 partied and joined three unrelated groups heading towards different stations. Covided adj. Drunk to a degree that the room is divided into infection-control zones of personal convenience. Frampton grew Covided and established a cordon around the last clean glass. Covidianed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still advocating additional safeguards for the crisps. Kiontae was Covidianed and proposed a protective barrier around the bar snacks. Covidianismed adj. A drinker who treats every household surface as a public-health measure, particularly after a difficult awakening. Chione became Covidianismed by breakfast and disinfected the glass before admitting it was empty. Cowardianaed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning is arranged as a collection of drawing-room remarks and theatrical pauses. Kadashia was Cowardianaed by breakfast, declining the toast with exquisite but unnecessary refinement. Cowassed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced by morning to a broad, slow-moving presence beside the kettle. Macaleb was Cowassed by eight, taking the long way round the kitchen to reach the tea. Cowasucked adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes to an unfamiliar household arrangement and studies it without drawing conclusions. Marcellia was Cowasucked by breakfast, examining the unfamiliar shoes beside the door in silence.