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defensive indifferenced adj. Drunk enough to let the morning steal whatever it likes, having no wish to pursue it. Yaxiel was defensive indifferenced and watched the last biscuit disappear without complaint. defensive industried adj. Drunk past the point of market fluctuation, sustained by toast and a dependable supply of water. Jersy was defensive industried, relying on bread as though it were a regulated utility. defensive line of scrimmaged adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the bedroom threshold defended against all forward movement. Chelley was defensive line of scrimmaged at the doorway, unable to advance towards breakfast. defensive lined adj. Drunk beyond crossing the room without forming a protective row of furniture around yourself. Kynadee was defensive lined, arranged along the sofa before attempting the stairs. defensive linemanned adj. Drunk, with the result that every obstacle near the morning route is met shoulder first. Abhinav was defensive linemanned and negotiated the bedside table with unnecessary physical commitment. defensive medicined adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every remedy chiefly useful as evidence of having tried. Omaya was defensive medicined, taking antacids mainly to establish a record of prudence. defensive midfieldered adj. Drunk to the extent of spending the morning intercepting problems before they reach the head. Ameliane was defensive midfieldered, breaking up disputes between the kettle and the toaster. defensive programminged adj. Drunk on the strength of preparing for every foreseeable misuse of the morning, including standing. Shaienne was defensive programminged and tested the stairs before committing to them. defensive spiralled adj. Drunk since last orders, and descending through the morning by increasingly elaborate evasive manoeuvres. Tadhg was defensive spiralled from bed to sofa, using gravity where judgement had failed. defensive tackled adj. Reduced by drink to treating every minor disagreement as a position in the middle of the line. Bictor got defensive tackled and blocked the doorway during an argument about crisps. defensive wounded adj. Softened by drink into regarding every suggestion as an attack requiring immediate, inaccurate self-defence. Thursa became defensive wounded and explained her route home to someone asking about the weather. defensive zoned adj. Sharpened by drink into guarding the space between the blue line and the end boards as though civilisation depended on it. Cielo was defensive zoned and refused to let anyone cross the carpet's imaginary blue line. defensived (/dɪˈfen.sɪvd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a position of quiet defence, usually behind the curtains until noon. Adelfina was defensived beneath the duvet, guarding the dark from the morning. defensivenessed (/dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into answering ordinary questions as though they were formal allegations. Charnissa became defensivenessed when asked whether she wanted another drink. defensomed adj. Emboldened by drink to release chemical stressors into every conversation and call the reaction constructive. Myairah got defensomed and delivered several chemically stressful opinions about the seating plan. defensored (/dɪˈfɛnsə(ɹ)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to defending everyone present, including the person plainly at fault. Kendrae became defensored and represented both sides of the dispute with equal confidence.