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headsited adj. Softened by drink into attempting an involuntary backward fold while looking for a lost sock. Nunziata woke headsited beneath the bed, having reached for a sock and continued folding. headslappered adj. Sharpened by drink into recognising yesterday's obvious mistake only after the headache arrives. Zaryah grew headslappered over coffee and identified the taxi receipt as evidence. headsmanned adj. Loosened by drink into assuming command of the morning, despite having misplaced the essentials. Aya woke headsmanned and attempted to organise breakfast without knowing where breakfast was. headspaced adj. Drunk and leaving a visible interval between the contents of the night and the seal of memory. headspinned adj. Drunk to the point where standing still produces the rotational experience of an athletic demonstration. Elvon was headspinned in bed, reporting that the ceiling continued to rotate. headspringed adj. Drunk enough to become the household's source of opinions, complaints and increasingly warm water. Raewyn was headspringed by eight, supplying advice from the sofa without being asked. headsquared adj. Drunk past the point of treating a scarf as clothing rather than as a complete morning strategy. Cecely appeared headsquared, wrapped in a scarf and unwilling to locate the rest of her outfit. headstaged adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning's thoughts can proceed without being monitored for irregular activity. Dalanee was headstaged by coffee, recording each new thought as though it required laboratory oversight. headstalled (/ˈhɛdstɔːld/) adj. Drunk in a way that keeps the mind attached to the morning while every useful movement falls behind. headstamped adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning carries a precise identifying mark from the night before. Shown woke headstamped, with a neat bruise identifying the corner of the coffee table. headstanded adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning begins with an attempt to reverse the usual arrangement of body and floor. headstandered adj. Drunk to the extent of adopting a fishlike stillness while the room moves around you. Kamrynn sat headstandered by the sink, opening and closing her mouth before speaking. headstarted adj. Drunk beyond any useful advantage gained by beginning early, and now several streets ahead of the plan. Kasia became headstarted and arrived at the closed venue before sunset. headstartinged adj. Drunk on the strength of believing the morning-after version of yourself can be released into the wild. Detron got headstartinged and announced that coffee had restored him to suitable conditions. headstayed adj. Drunk since last orders, and held upright by whatever support the morning happens to provide. headsteaded adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating any available surface as a proper place to rest the head.