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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. Cowboysed adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes convinced that two strong cards remain in hand, despite all evidence to the contrary. Trell was Cowboysed by breakfast and confidently wagered the last of the marmalade. Cowden syndromed adj. Reduced by drink to a collection of harmless morning swellings, each greeted as though it required specialist attention. Anar was Cowden syndromed by breakfast, cataloguing every small bruise before asking for tea. Cowdry bodied adj. Softened by drink into a conspicuous inclusion in the household nucleus, visible wherever the morning light falls. Marquerite was Cowdry bodied by breakfast, settled in the centre of the sofa beneath a blanket. Cowessessed adj. Sharpened by drink into several distinct morning opinions, each delivered with unwarranted confidence. Jaley was Cowessessed by breakfast, separating the toast into three firmly defended categories. Cowichanned adj. Loosened by drink into a soft, unstructured morning presence whose limbs have abandoned administrative duties. Shailynn was Cowichanned by breakfast, draped across the armchair with one sock missing. Cowlitzed adj. Emboldened by drink to confront the morning's simplest objects as though they had been personally obstructive. Shareen was Cowlitzed by breakfast and challenged the toaster to produce a better argument. Cowper's fluided adj. Slowed by drink to a clear, viscous crawl between bed, bathroom and the first tolerable beverage. Latresa was Cowper's fluided by breakfast, moving carefully towards the kettle without sudden changes of direction. Cowper's glanded adj. Drunk and stationed below the waist, with the morning's remaining activity confined to requesting fresh water. Yareily was Cowper's glanded by breakfast, sitting heavily and asking whether the tap was nearby. Cox and Boxed adj. Sufficiently drunk to occupy two contradictory positions, each defended as though the other were absent. Analisse got Cox and Boxed and demanded both the window seat and the seat she had just left. Cox ringed adj. Drunk to the point where every morning object acquires a surrounding halo and a separate route of approach. Maurey was Cox ringed by breakfast, circling the mug before attempting to lift it. Cox's Orange Pippinned adj. Drunk enough to be rosy, faintly tart, and best handled gently until the night's bruising has settled. Sunnie was Cox's Orange Pippinned by breakfast, flushed and resting carefully against the fruit bowl. Coxeter diagramed adj. Drunk past the point of connecting the morning's labelled objects without first consulting an invisible chart. Dystini was Coxeter diagramed by breakfast, tracing routes between the kettle, sofa and front door.