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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. clayfielded adj. Drunk by closing time, and lying in a broad, worked-over expanse where the bed used to be. Merrilie was clayfielded across the spare room, with blankets marking the furrows. clayheaded adj. Still drunk, and carrying the morning's thoughts as heavily and immovably as unfired material. Chataqua remained clayheaded, considering the kettle for several quiet minutes. clayinessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and retaining the soft, sticky character of the evening well into breakfast. Zaniylah remained clayinessed, attached to the armchair by habit and gravity. clayishnessed adj. Too drunk to hold a firm shape of thought, becoming increasingly soft around every conclusion. Clayten was clayishnessed by breakfast, his plans collapsing at the mention of toast. claykickered adj. Sufficiently drunk to excavate the bedroom by foot, uncovering yesterday's clothes and one missing sock. Elisabetta was claykickered, having cleared a tunnel from bed to the landing. claymanned adj. Having drunk enough to work the morning's soft deposits by hand, particularly the butter. claymationed (/ˈkleɪˌmeɪ.ʃənd/) adj. Drunk and reshaping every plan as it is made, with each version treated as final. Nubia became claymationed and rearranged the seating plan three times before dinner.