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head jointed adj. Emboldened by drink to address the first note of every matter before attempting the rest. head kidneyed adj. Drunk to the point where the body develops an embryonic filtering system and an aversion to further evidence. head ladded adj. Drunk enough to supervise a stable of racehorses, although the only mounts present are bar stools. Ektor became head ladded and assigned starting numbers to the furniture. head landlorded adj. Drunk to the point where every pub, hallway, and borrowed sofa appears subject to your authority. Burrus became head landlorded and inspected the flat before removing his shoes. head leased adj. Drunk in a way that leaves responsibility with the landlord and confusion with the tenant. Belinda was head leased and asked whether the pub owned the evening. head lined adj. Drunk beyond the point where the palm's principal line indicates mentality rather than recent contact with the table. Dontravious became head lined and consulted his palm before ordering pudding. head linesmanned adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the morning-after boundary for an offside line and is still enforcing it. Willilam spent breakfast ruling every misplaced spoon offside, thoroughly head linesmanned. head lossed adj. Describing a drinker who has lost pressure steadily through the night and is now moving along the pipeline at a trickle. Addelin arrived for coffee head lossed, with yesterday's momentum leaking away at every step. head loused adj. A drinker who spends the morning convinced that tiny, bloodthirsty nuisances are organising among the hair. Ahniyla examined her fringe over breakfast, head loused and suspicious of every itch. head manned adj. The state of being drunk and appointing yourself responsible for everyone still capable of finding the kettle. Deatria was head manned by sunrise, assigning household duties to people already leaving. head moneyed adj. The drunkenness of one who regards the morning-after tax as payable by every person who remembers last night. Sklyer was head moneyed, presenting the coffee bill as a household levy. head movemented adj. Softened by drink into relocating every important thought to a higher, less accessible position. Nalina woke head movemented, unable to retrieve the word for coffee from its new position. head noted adj. Sharpened by drink into detecting the most volatile part of yesterday's perfume on the morning pillow. head of governmented adj. Emboldened by drink to address the morning household as a cabinet awaiting one decisive announcement. Kade woke head of governmented and announced tea as the first item of national business. head of haired adj. Slowed by drink to brushing the entire scalp while forgetting which part of the head the brush is for. Aluel spent ten minutes head of haired, brushing one lock and resting between strokes. head of householded adj. Drunk and governing the shared kitchen by instinct, precedent and increasingly ceremonial tea-making.