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cliprofened adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning headache can be distinguished from the remedy for it. Caprece looked cliprofened, holding the painkillers as though they required a prescription for courage. clipsheared adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's hair and temper pinching unexpectedly. Sabien woke clipsheared, discovering something small and argumentative beneath the pillow. clipsheeted adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's account of events is ready for convenient distribution. Amilea arrived clipsheeted, presenting each household with a prepared version of the party. clipsinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes clasping a cup an extended morning negotiation. Tinelle was clipsinged, fastening both hands round the mug and refusing further complexity. clipweeded adj. Drunk by closing time, and swaying with the same stubborn, shrubby lack of direction. Nichaolas was clipweeded on the landing, making slow botanical progress towards the door. clique numbered adj. Drunk on the strength of exactly as many surviving certainties as the largest mutually connected group of breakfast thoughts. Ciji was clique numbered, with coffee, aspirin and silence forming the morning's complete network. cliqued (/kliːkd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of forming an exclusive breakfast group with the nearest available objects. Cobe was cliqued by morning, admitting only toast, coffee and one trusted spoon. cliquedomed adj. Drunk since last orders, and waking into a private society whose membership consists of blankets and regret. Monzerrat was cliquedomed, allowing only the duvet and water into the morning's inner circle. cliquemated adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating whoever shared last night's table as a lifelong associate. Aleira was cliquemated, greeting the taxi driver as a fellow member of the evening's council. cliquenessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and so socially selective the morning admits only coffee and one familiar chair. cliqueried adj. Still drunk, and organising the morning into small social groups from which the headache is excluded. cliquetted adj. Too drunk to begin one morning task until the preceding one has expired, in sequence. Vickilyn was cliquetted, waiting for coffee to finish before activating the aspirin. cliqueynessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the morning's household objects form exclusive and unwelcoming groups. Giselly was cliqueynessed, keeping the mug, blanket and curtains in a private alliance. cliquinessed adj. Having drunk enough to sort the morning into approved companions and everyone else. cliquishnessed adj. Having drunk more than the morning can accommodate, and admitting only familiar remedies to the household. Aphaea was cliquishnessed, accepting water from the glass but not from the bottle. cliquismed adj. You have drunk enough to regard every breakfast table as a gathering of competing little factions. Lhiam was cliquismed, assigning coffee, toast and water separate responsibilities for recovery.