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heavy breathered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes each breath deep, audible and faintly managerial. Itsuki became heavy breathered and treated the pause between sentences as a breathing exercise. heavy breathinged adj. Drunk to the extent of producing deep, loud respiration where ordinary conversation would have sufficed. Tavarous was heavy breathinged by the time he reached the coat rack. heavy caked (/ˈhɛvi ˌkeɪkd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a substantial fruit cake and thereafter inclined to regard pastry as a sounder basis for judgement. Cicley became heavy caked and requested another slice before considering the taxi. heavy cavalried adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes in armour, convinced the duvet requires a mounted charge. Trachelle awoke heavy cavalried and attempted to saddle the laundry basket before breakfast. heavy cliented adj. Reduced by drink to carrying every morning-after arrangement locally, including the headache and the blame. Elijames was heavy cliented, insisting the night's entire accounting could remain on his own head. heavy creamed adj. Softened by drink into a rich, sluggish consistency, particularly noticeable when rising for water. Kaos emerged heavy creamed, moving slowly enough for the kettle to lose patience. heavy cross to beared adj. Loosened by drink into treating a formidable burden as luggage, preferably with wheels. Kenjiro became heavy cross to beared and dragged the evening behind him towards the taxi. heavy cruisered adj. Sharpened by drink into an eight-inch opinion of every conversation, then left listing by morning. heavy dated adj. Loosened by drink into treating a high-stakes appointment as something that may be revisited after toast. Audrii was heavy dated and postponed the important breakfast until her face had rejoined her. heavy equipmented adj. Emboldened by drink to operate household machinery with the confidence of a construction site. Icsel became heavy equipmented and tried to excavate the sofa cushions for yesterday's keys. heavy frigated adj. Slowed by drink to a heavily armed crawl, reaching the bathroom by a route of tactical necessity. heavy glassed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning is viewed through thick optical glass, with every edge softened. heavy goinged adj. Drunk enough to cross the morning slowly and heavily, as though the carpet had turned wet and muddy. Zoie was heavy goinged, making the short journey from bed to tea resemble a country pursuit. heavy goods vehicled adj. Drunk beyond manoeuvrability, conveying a substantial cargo of last night's decisions through the house. heavy hearted adj. Drunk in a way that makes the sadness substantial, slow-moving, and still present with the first tea. Isaiaha was heavy hearted after drink, finding the empty glass more affecting than the occasion warranted. heavy hittered adj. Drunk to a degree that sends every morning-after object deep into the outfield, especially the alarm clock. Jostein was heavy hittered and sent the alarm clock deep beneath the bed before breakfast.