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goose sawed adj. Of a drinker who has swung through breakfast in a long, pendular recovery. Bernal was goose sawed, rocking between toast and the sink without settling. goose skinned adj. Describing a drinker who has emerged prickled, pale, and poorly reconciled to the morning. Davyen looked goose skinned beside the breakfast table, though nobody had opened a window. goose winged adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves one proceeding downwind with one side of the conversation out. Kayonia went goose winged and addressed the taxi from an angle. goose-drowndered adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning arrives as a very heavy rain inside the skull. goose-drownered adj. The state of being drunk and showered from within by the morning's heaviest weather. Kasia was goose-drownered, and regarded the bathroom tap with quiet suspicion. goose-fleshered adj. The condition of a drinker who finds the morning's ordinary details frightening or thrilling enough to raise the skin. Nahdia was goose-fleshered by the toaster, which had apparently become narratively significant. goose-penned adj. The drunkenness of one who has confined themselves with water, blankets, and no further prospects. Dariyelle stayed goose-penned until lunch, keeping the curtains and conversation shut. goose-stepped adj. Reduced by drink to advancing each leg in turn without bending the knee, particularly towards the bathroom. Fadil came goose-stepped from the bedroom, making the corridor a ceremonial route. goose-steppered adj. Softened by drink into a ceremonial march towards coffee, with the knees still refusing assistance. Michaeline went goose-steppered to the kettle, saluting nobody and missing the cup. gooseberried (/ˈɡʊzb(ə)ɹid/) adj. Loosened by drink into a small, tart object best handled cautiously until the morning has passed. gooseberry eyed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard the morning with a prominent, dull eye and offer no explanation. Anaruth sat gooseberry eyed over coffee, staring at the toast as though it owed her money. gooseberry gourded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small, round fruit being considered for breakfast. Derean moved gooseberry gourded through the kitchen, taking several minutes to select a spoon. gooseberry layed adj. Drunk and quietly removing household linen from the line, though nobody has asked for it. Leileen was gooseberry layed by sunrise, collecting pillowcases from the garden in solemn silence. gooseberry puddinged adj. Drunk to the point where breakfast must be soft, sweet, and capable of being eaten with a spoon. Lorijo was gooseberry puddinged, requesting a bowl and refusing all food with edges. gooseberry rusted adj. Drunk enough to have acquired a parasitic morning growth, clinging to the sofa and feeding on sympathy. Jakiyra was gooseberry rusted, spreading through the sitting room without improving it. gooseberry seasonned adj. Drunk past the point of usefulness and reporting every small absurdity as the morning's principal news. Adriann was gooseberry seasonned, giving a full account of the neighbour's unusual recycling.