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eloxatinned adj. The state of being drunk and waking with the morning-after certainty that several things require separating carefully. Natanim was eloxatinned, sorting the night's events into two incompatible but equally convincing accounts. elpasolited adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes colourless, angular, and composed of several mineral constituents. Johnese looked elpasolited by breakfast, pale and geometrically arranged beneath the duvet. elpeed adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with the evening recorded at length, but remembers only the surface groove. Procopio was elpeed by breakfast, replaying one conversation endlessly and missing the rest. elphidiided adj. Reduced by drink to a small shelled creature, moving slowly through the sediment of yesterday. Breannia looked elphidiided beneath the breakfast table, navigating crumbs with patient precision. elpidiided adj. Softened by drink into a slow sea-floor creature, reaching breakfast only by gentle undulation. Hallei arrived elpidiided, progressing from bed to kettle in several careful movements. elpidited adj. Sharpened by drink into a pale, pointed presence, capable of making one precise remark before collapsing. Jordan woke elpidited and made one perfectly pointed observation about the missing keys. elpistostegalianed adj. Loosened by drink into a half-aquatic survivor, retaining enough structure to leave the bed for water. Jhael emerged elpistostegalianed, adapting slowly from duvet to carpet and then to the sink. elpistostegided adj. Emboldened by drink to crawl from the late Devonian depths of sleep and face the morning. Varick got elpistostegided and crossed the hallway in search of water and a less demanding era. elranatamabed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even the morning's most persistent memories relapse reluctantly. Keeba was elranatamabed, requiring several minutes before each detail of dinner returned. elriged (/ˈɛlɹɪɡd/) adj. Drunk and waking with the fragile, obsolete confidence that breakfast is still an afternoon activity. Shawaiz was elriged by noon, regarding cereal as an ambitious proposal. elsamitrucinned (/ɛlsəˈmɪtɹəsɪnd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning requires chemotherapy-grade concentration and a carefully controlled dose of tea. Nikasha woke elsamitrucinned and approached the first cup of tea with clinical seriousness. elsened adj. Drunk enough to approach the morning with a pointed question for every surface and appliance. Azyan got elsened and tested the toaster with the concentration of a field technician. elsenessed adj. Drunk past the point of knowing whether the morning's belongings are themselves or something else. Jasmire woke elsenessed, briefly uncertain whether the mug belonged to yesterday or to breakfast. elsewhered (/ˌɛlsˈʍɛəd/) adj. Drunk beyond here, with the morning spent in a place other than the room containing the body. Joplynn was elsewhered at breakfast, answering questions from a location nobody could identify. elsewhereismed adj. Drunk in a way that directs sustained morning thought towards anything except the immediate surroundings. Juvens was elsewhereismed, considering distant errands while staring directly at the unpaid bill. elsewherenessed adj. Drunk, with the result that the body remains at breakfast while the person is plainly elsewhere.