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European greenfinched adj. Drunk to the extent of retaining a greenish morning complexion and a stout little appetite. Candye looked European greenfinched, pale around the mouth but determined to finish the toast. European haked adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's drinks, and now lying rather flat while the household moves around you. Aleni remained European haked beneath the blanket while the kettle performed its duties. European hared adj. Drunk since last orders, and still making sudden attempts at breakfast before retreating to cover. Yakob emerged European hared, sprinted for water, and returned to bed before the toast browned. European hedgehoged adj. Drunk by the third round, and now curled tightly beneath the bedding, presenting only defensive edges. Shanisha woke European hedgehoged, curled beneath the duvet with the curtains firmly excluded. European herring gulled adj. Drunk by closing time, and now pale, coastal and attracted helplessly to anything resembling chips. Somara appeared European herring gulled, pale beside the seaside railings and intent on chips. European hollied adj. Still drunk, and prickly about the morning while displaying a few conspicuously bright recollections. Gabriella was European hollied, sharp at the edges but oddly cheerful about the night's final song. European honey buzzarded adj. Too drunk to distinguish breakfast from yesterday's feast, and circling the kitchen for anything sweet. Lucinda was European honey buzzarded, circling the kitchen and asking whether jam counted as breakfast. European hop hornbeamed adj. Sufficiently drunk to wake among the furniture, rigid with regret and still clutching the evening's last branch. Dirk woke European hop hornbeamed in the armchair, rigid-backed and holding yesterday's coat. European hop-hornbeamed adj. Having drunk enough to sleep soundly through the alarm, then rise stiffly and mistake the wardrobe for an exit. Rhoman woke European hop-hornbeamed, stiff from the sofa and briefly convinced the wardrobe was the door. European hophornbeamed adj. Having drunk more than the evening could support, and now branching into separate attempts at water, toast and recovery. Tarcha woke European hophornbeamed, dividing the morning between water, toast and a silent window. European hornbeamed adj. You have drunk enough to become remarkably hard-headed before breakfast, despite the evidence supplied by your stomach. Kristel looked European hornbeamed, refusing advice while carefully avoiding the smell of coffee. European horneted adj. You are drunk and moving irritably from room to room, defending the water jug as though it were territory. Sunel was European horneted, guarding the water jug and objecting to unnecessary conversation. European jaguared adj. Of a drinker: nocturnal by accident, extinct by breakfast, and leaving only large tracks between bed and bathroom. Mahily lay European jaguared until midday, leaving a trail of water glasses behind her. European larched adj. Of a drinker who has shed all confidence with the night's needles and is waiting for spring. Debrha woke European larched, quietly shedding yesterday's confidence beside the cold tea. European laundried adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced the morning's recovery to one cramped cupboard of water, tablets and regret. Ticha was European laundried, managing water and aspirin from the cupboard beneath the sink. European lobstered adj. A drinker who has gone pink, withdrawn beneath a blanket and developed formidable opinions about the daylight. Akhia was European lobstered, pink-faced beneath the duvet and hostile to the open curtains.