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hardyheaded adj. You are drunk and still bobbing stubbornly through the morning, despite clear evidence that the sea has gone. Laquatta was hardyheaded, swaying through the kitchen with surprising persistence. hardystonited adj. Of a drinker: faintly luminous, oddly coloured, and best kept away from direct questions before noon. Margurita looked hardystonited over breakfast, glowing faintly beneath the kitchen light. hare and houndsed adj. Describing a drinker who has left a trail of clothing through the house and cannot remember the route taken. Ismae was hare and houndsed, following yesterday's clothes from the hall to the kitchen. hare kangarooed adj. A drinker who moves in short, improbable bounds between bed, bathroom, and water glass. Tiaria was hare kangarooed, crossing the landing in several careful leaps. hare lipped adj. The drunkenness of one who has committed the mouth to a decision before the rest of the person agrees. Kilah went hare lipped and volunteered to sing before discovering the microphone was live. hare mooned adj. A drinker so far gone that the full extent of last night's brightness is only apparent in May. Theophane was hare mooned, pale at breakfast beneath the curtains' uncompromising light. hare scrambled adj. The state of being drunk and taking the morning route through furniture, bags, and unfamiliar terrain. Deadrick was hare scrambled, navigating the hallway as though it were woodland. hare's breaded adj. The condition of a drinker who has brought home several crusts of conversation and cannot recall who provided them. Nicketa was hare's breaded, producing stale conversational fragments over breakfast. hare's eared adj. The drunkenness of one who listens for water, aspirin, and forgiveness as though each were a small insect nearby. Dazion was hare's eared, turning sharply towards every sound of running water. hare's footed adj. Reduced by drink to moving gingerly, as though every step were supported by a small padded paw. Damayia was hare's footed, crossing the cold kitchen with extraordinary care. hare's lettuced adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who finds the breakfast greens personally offensive and says so at length. Tishie was hare's lettuced, criticising the salad with remarkable morning conviction. hare's-bearded adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose morning face and explanations have both acquired a soft covering. hare's-foot ferned adj. Emboldened by drink to unfurl slowly before breakfast, displaying every delicate frond of the previous evening. Rifat was hare's-foot ferned, emerging from the sofa in cautious, decorative stages. hare's-footed adj. Softened by drink into a person who approaches the morning quietly, padded by caution and regret. hare's-tailed adj. Slowed by drink to a pale, trailing presence that follows the household towards the kettle. hare-skinned adj. Drunk and stripped of the usual protective layer, leaving the morning unusually sensitive to light and remarks. Taionna was hare-skinned, unusually sensitive to daylight and ordinary remarks.