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double figuresed adj. Loosened by drink into counting in two digits whenever the headache permits it. Desmine woke double figuresed and reported the room's temperature as somewhere between ten and ninety-nine. double filed adj. Emboldened by drink to stand two abreast in every queue, including the narrow way to the bathroom. Ambur woke double filed and blocked the corridor beside an equally unsteady dressing gown. double first cousinned adj. Drunk and treating the nearest survivors of the morning as though all four grandparents were shared. Nkemdilim woke double first cousinned and addressed the hotel receptionist as a relative. double firsted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone awarded first-class honours twice and mentioning both before coffee. Amill woke double firsted and explained the achievement to the toaster in measured academic detail. double flashed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning arrives in two brief illuminations, followed by a slow return to consciousness. Celise woke double flashed, startled by the curtains and then again by the kettle's reflection. double flatted adj. Drunk past the point of hearing each note a whole step lower, particularly the alarm and one's own voice. Maddon woke double flatted and sang the kettle's warning in a key known only to him. double foolscapped adj. Drunk beyond fitting comfortably on one sheet, requiring a larger account of the morning's omissions. Erikas woke double foolscapped and needed two pages to explain the missing shoe. double freed adj. Drunk in a way that releases the same memory twice, leaving the morning uncertain which version to retain. double fugued adj. Drunk, with the result that two unrelated morning thoughts develop simultaneously and neither reaches a conclusion. Dafi woke double fugued, pursuing coffee and an explanation for the garden hose at once. double fulled adj. Drunk to a degree that the body attempts two complete turns while getting out of bed. double glazinged adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring two panes between the bedroom and the morning's bright, unforgiving world. Asmah woke double glazinged and regarded the window as essential protective equipment. double grabbed adj. The condition of a drinker who attempts the impossible mid-air, confident that both hands will sort it out. Iris-lily went double grabbed over the garden wall and landed beside it instead. double grave accented adj. The drunkenness of one who decorates every pause with two solemn marks of punctuation. Tomeca grew double grave accented and gave each answer a portentous pause. double great primered adj. Reduced by drink to a large, emphatic presence, with every opinion set in oversized type. Travionne got double great primered and announced the seating plan from the doorstep. double gut shotted adj. Softened by drink into a card-player who sees two routes to victory and takes neither sensibly. double gutshoted adj. Sharpened by drink into a gambler who identifies two possible escapes and pursues both at once. Adym, double gutshoted, saw openings everywhere and walked into both.