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forecuted adj. Softened by drink into something prepared in advance and no longer especially useful. Sayd was forecuted, his plans reduced to manageable pieces on the napkin. forecuttered adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who prepares every conversation by removing its edges. Marlan grew forecuttered and trimmed the story until little remained. fored (/fɔːd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy the front of the sofa and conduct the household from there. Anoushka grew fored and issued kitchen instructions from beneath the blanket. foredawned adj. Loosened by drink into the quiet interval before dawn, usually on the wrong chair. foredayed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard past errors as material for renewed use. Lawana became foredayed and revived an argument from several years earlier. foredealed (/ˈfɔː(ɹ)diːld/) adj. Drunk and treating an ordinary convenience as a substantial advantage. Megha was foredealed by the availability of a chair near the radiator. foredecked adj. Drunk past the point of remaining behind the mast, or indeed behind anyone. Dagmara was foredecked and stood at the front of the queue without knowing why. foredeeped adj. Drunk beyond the level at which the conversation has any floor beneath it. foredeled adj. Drunk to the point where every benefit arrives after its practical use. Ivannah was foredeled when offered the umbrella after reaching the taxi. foredeterminationed adj. Drunk in a way that fixes the outcome before the question has been asked. Velmer was foredeterminationed and had already accepted the consequences of dessert. foredged adj. Drunk and studying the leading edge of the sofa, the worktop, and eventually the water glass. Briallen was foredged, considering the front of the sideboard before attempting the tumbler. foredoomed (/ˈfɔːduːmd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor inconvenience acquires an air of destiny. foredoored adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the front door seem an administrative matter. foredrafted adj. A drinker so far gone that the route from the house to the road requires several rehearsals. foredreamed adj. The state of being drunk and confidently expecting the stairs to become level. Hymen was foredreamed, certain the landing would rise to meet him. foreduned adj. The condition of a drinker who advances in a long, low ridge, parallel to the bar. Eriannah went foreduned along the corridor, never quite approaching the stairs.