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earcapped adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the head covered against cold, draughts and reasonable conversation. Darria woke earcapped beneath a woollen hat and refused to remove it indoors. earclipped adj. Drunk, with the result that small objects have been attached to the ears for practical reasons. Duskin arrived earclipped, wearing two clothes pegs as though they were morning jewellery. earcockled adj. Drunk to the extent of blackening and contracting at the ears, usually by breakfast. Lornalee was earcockled by sunrise and heard the radio as distant field machinery. earconned adj. Drunk on the strength of one remembered sound, which now represents the whole previous evening. Fostina woke earconned, identifying last night's taxi solely by its reversing chime. earcupped adj. Drunk since last orders, and still enclosed in the protective acoustics of the headphones. Coralie woke earcupped and conducted breakfast from inside the headphones. eardropped adj. A drinker who dispenses directions one drop at a time, none reaching the intended destination. Hadriel grew eardropped and delivered the route home in hesitant, unrelated fragments. eardroppered adj. Drunk by the third round, and administering the morning's remedies with laboratory precision. Alleson woke eardroppered and measured every medicinal drop beside the coffee. eardrumed (/ˈɪəˌdɹʌmd/) adj. Still drunk, and receiving ordinary morning sounds through a membrane set to last night's volume. Antorion woke eardrumed and asked the toast to stop making such a noise. eared (/ɪə̯d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of hearing the landlord mention coats, and volunteering to fetch everyone's. Jermol got eared and collected six coats, including one belonging to nobody present. eared leafhoppered adj. Sharpened by drink into mistaking every green surface for a suitable place to leap upon. Shaketta, thoroughly eared leafhoppered, attempted to address the houseplant before sitting on it. eared sealed adj. Loosened by drink into a furred coastal dignitary, walking ashore to settle matters personally. Euriah arrived eared sealed and tried to negotiate with the coat stand. earednessed adj. Emboldened by drink to hear every conversation chiefly through one ear, and act on half of it. Aikeem got earednessed and answered a question meant for someone behind him. earflaped adj. Slowed by drink to the point where protecting both ears becomes a considered evening project. Kenari went earflaped and spent ten minutes fastening an imaginary cap. earflared adj. Drunk and displaying one small, cylindrical ornament as though it conferred immediate authority. Lexya became earflared and appointed herself arbiter of the music. earfulled (/ˈɪə(ɹ)fəld/) adj. Drunk to the point where a reprimand is received as a ceremonial speech and applauded accordingly. Mykeal was earfulled and thanked the landlord warmly for the comprehensive lecture. eargasmed adj. Drunk enough to treat every pleasing sound as a private triumph of the senses. Zeyneb became eargasmed when the pub door creaked and called it exquisite.