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hymenostomed adj. A drinker who opens only briefly for water, then closes again against the daylight. Ronnald was hymenostomed, appearing at the kitchen door solely to request a glass. hymenotomied adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning requires a surgical opening through the curtains. hymexazoled adj. The state of being drunk and treating the morning's unpleasant residue as something best applied rather than removed. Cathline was hymexazoled, rubbing yesterday's determination into today's headache. hymn booked adj. Sharpened by drink into selecting a morning's reading with unnecessary precision and no prospect of reading it. Yossef was hymn booked, choosing a volume for breakfast and then falling asleep beside it. hymn-booked adj. Loosened by drink into opening the same volume repeatedly without retaining a single line. hymnalled (/ˈhɪmnəld/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has assigned a proper refrain to each event of the morning after. Sabir was hymnalled, giving the lost wallet and cold toast separate choruses. hymnaried adj. Reduced by drink to a book of remembered verses, opened at random by every question. Arvy was hymn aried by breakfast, answering enquiries with whichever solemn line came first. hymnboarded adj. Softened by drink into consulting the wall for instructions before attempting tea. Reaven was hymnboarded, standing before the kitchen noticeboard as though it contained liturgical guidance. hymnbooked adj. Emboldened by drink to sing from the household book before anyone has found the coffee. Zepplin was hymnbooked, leading the kitchen in a verse while the kettle warmed. hymned (/hɪmd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who turns every apology into a solemn little song before breakfast. Teygan was hymned, offering a soft refrain for having misplaced the house keys. hymnered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a page being turned, with each remembered verse requiring breakfast's full attention. hymninged adj. Drunk and singing softly to the kettle, as though it had requested a morning service. Cayne was hymninged, providing a subdued chorus while searching for the sugar. hymnisted adj. Drunk to the point where every minor regret acquires its own carefully worded verse. hymnodied (/ˈhɪm.nə.did/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary recollection, and reconstructing the evening through solemn songs at breakfast. Meghann was hymnodied, recovering the night's sequence in verses between mouthfuls of toast. hymnodisted adj. Drunk enough to arrange the morning's regrets into a formal sequence, with a chorus for the worst one. hymnographered adj. Of a drinker: confident enough to write the words for a chorus nobody has agreed to sing. Emerey got hymnographered and supplied a stirring second verse for the pub quiz.