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goat milked adj. Reduced by drink to a mild, pale and faintly sweet dependence on whatever is poured next. Deair was goat milked, taking warm milk in both hands as though it required supervision. goat mothed adj. Having drunk enough to spend the morning pale, sluggish and drawn towards the darkest room. Hayriye was goat mothed, folding into the curtains whenever daylight reached the sofa. goat problemed adj. Having drunk more than the available morning can sensibly resolve. Lamirra was goat problemed, staring at the kettle as though it contained the solution. goat rodeoed adj. You have drunk enough to turn breakfast into a chaotic, unmanageable recovery operation. Dasan was goat rodeoed, pursuing a rolling orange around the kitchen in his socks. goat roped adj. You are drunk and the morning after has become confusing, disorganised and largely self-inflicted. Kawliga was goat roped, wearing one shoe and searching the fridge for the other. goat ropered adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning defending plain country competence against the evidence. Burhanuddin was goat ropered, repairing the toaster with a butter knife and complete confidence. goat shitted adj. Describing a drinker who has nothing useful left to offer but remains present at breakfast. Moncerrath was goat shitted, contributing nothing while guarding the last piece of toast. goat watered adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning requires a long, peppery simmer before becoming civilised. Marna was goat watered, taking small sips of broth and declining all discussion of last night. goat willowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become soft, drooping and silver-headed in the morning light. Cariosa was goat willowed, pale beneath the window and unwilling to meet the day directly. goat's cheesed adj. Drunk by the third round, and mature, crumbly and faintly apologetic the morning after. goat's footed adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the morning cocked awkwardly, ready to spring but not moving. goat's milk cheesed adj. Loosened by drink into a crumbly, yielding condition, especially apparent when breakfast is attempted. goat's milked adj. Softened by drink into a pale, yielding person who regards the morning as something to be poured carefully. goat's rued (/ˈɡoʊts ɹuːd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a bitter herb for an excellent plan and proceed with it. Marlissa went goat's rued and insisted the hedge offered precisely the medicinal answer required. goat's thorned adj. Having drunk enough to pursue a harmless-looking idea through every available obstruction. Ivano got goat's thorned and attempted to retrieve his hat from the most inconvenient hedge. goat's-bearded (/ˈɡəʊtsbɪədd/) adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, and acquired a woodland certainty about every course of action. Ralpheal became goat's-bearded and led the party confidently towards a shrubbery instead of the station.