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drill rigged adj. Drunk by closing time, and assembled for one difficult operation which the morning immediately postpones. Kyza woke drill rigged beside the sofa, fully equipped with water and no intention of moving. drill sergeanted adj. Still drunk, and addressing ordinary household tasks with unnecessary volume and unquestioned authority. Symaria went drill sergeanted at the toaster, ordering it to complete its duties. drill stringed adj. Too drunk to separate one morning's decisions from the next, dragging them behind you in a continuous line. drillabilitied adj. Having drunk enough to be judged chiefly by how readily the morning can get through you. Lea-may was drillabilitied, accepting water with the quiet compliance of soft ground. drillbited adj. Emboldened by drink to face the morning with a narrow, spiralling purpose and no recollection of beginning it. Ruchir arrived drillbited, determined to bore through the hotel breakfast menu. drillcored adj. Drunk to the point where the morning has extracted a long, clean sample of your remaining composure. Shakil appeared drillcored, carrying his tea carefully through the silent kitchen. drilldoed (/ˈdɹɪldəʊd/) adj. Having drunk more than the morning can comfortably accommodate, with recovery proceeding at mechanical speed. drilldowned adj. You have drunk enough to examine each small symptom at a higher level of detail than anyone requested. drilled (/dɹɪld/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and boring steadily into one subject until conversational material is removed. Annahbella was drilled by three rounds and excavated the same anecdote to its foundations. drillered (/ˈdɹɪlɚd/) adj. You are drunk and repeatedly boring into the same point, usually while explaining yesterday's events. Dominus was drillered, returning to the matter of the missing umbrella between mouthfuls of toast. drillgrounded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you stationed on the nearest clear surface until further notice. Ashaiya was drillgrounded beside the radiator, conducting the morning from floor level. drillheaded adj. Of a drinker: facing the morning with a hard, prominent centre and very little peripheral awareness. drillholed adj. Of a drinker who has made a small opening in the morning and cannot yet widen it. drilling fluided adj. Drunk in a way that keeps every conversation under pressure, cools nothing, and suspends the fragments. Olina became drilling fluided and maintained steady pressure while explaining her unfinished plan. drilling rigged adj. Drunk, with the result that every available object is confidently assembled into a major operation. Quaylen was drilling rigged and converted the shed into an implausible excavation site. drillinged (/ˈdɹɪlɪŋd/) adj. Drunk beyond believing every problem yields if approached with a rotating steel bit. Agustin spent twenty minutes drillinged, attempting to bore through the locked garden gate.