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dog-dooed adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving the morning after in an unmistakably unfortunate state. Serkan arrived dog-dooed, with yesterday's confidence and today's evidence both underfoot. dog-eared (/ˈdɒɡɪəd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the morning in several carefully folded corners. Mystik woke dog-eared, with the night's important details bent down but not entirely lost. dog-egged adj. Of a drinker: quietly preoccupied with something unpleasantly small and distinctly deposited. dog-ended adj. Still drunk, and treating the unsmoked end of the morning as though it might be relit. Kiah was dog-ended at ten, examining a cold cigarette and considering another beginning. dog-faced babooned adj. Sufficiently drunk to meet the morning with a weathered face and a distinctly imperial expression. Dawnyel looked dog-faced babooned over tea, presiding sternly over the untouched toast. dog-fennelled adj. The condition of a drinker who has made a small botanical survey of the kitchen floor. Taniylah was dog-fennelled beneath the table, classifying crumbs as annual plants. dog-fighted adj. Softened by drink into two opposing cushions turning slowly beneath the sitting-room light. Macauley was dog-fighted between the sofa cushions, asking which one had won. dog-fished adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, circling progress of a small shark beneath the kitchen light. dog-flea modelled adj. Having drunk enough to distribute the morning's agitation between small, rapidly shifting states. Jessica-grace was dog-flea modelled, moving between bed, sink and kettle without settling anywhere. dog-fooded adj. A drinker who has begun to regard ordinary human refreshments as a matter for dogs. Amyah was dog-fooded and offered the biscuits to a terrier that was not there. dog-foxed adj. Having drunk more than the morning can conceal, with a sly male confidence left over from last night. Ivy-willow was dog-foxed by breakfast, offering plausible explanations with unnecessary assurance. dog-in-the-mangerismed adj. You are drunk and denying everyone breakfast despite having no intention of eating it yourself. Danyne was dog-in-the-mangerismed, guarding the toast while admitting she could not face food. dog-laurelled adj. Of a drinker: evergreen in disposition, but drooping noticeably when the morning arrives. Taleiya was dog-laurelled beside the kettle, greenly persistent despite an evident lack of water. dog-legged adj. Drunk to the extent of taking every conversation round a sharp bend, leaving companions to follow as best they can. Keiera got dog-legged and turned a discussion of supper towards municipal drainage. dog-nappered adj. Having drunk more than was necessary to mistake borrowing a dog for a reasonable errand. Zekira went dog-nappered and returned with a collie and no explanation. dog-paddled adj. Of a drinker who has spent the night moving forward by small, instinctive motions and reached the morning damply. Orita dog-paddled towards the bathroom, arms working steadily while the corridor refused to shorten.