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illusivenessed adj. Too drunk to be found by the account of events, the empty bottle, or the person who paid. Wandy was illusivenessed by breakfast, absent from every version of the previous evening. illusorinessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to discover that last night’s plans dissolve entirely under daylight. Akria woke illusorinessed, watching the proposed early train disappear beneath the duvet. illusted adj. You have drunk enough to make every explanation clear, distinct, and wholly unhelpful by morning. Anet became illusted over toast, clarifying the evening until nobody recognised it. illustrated songed adj. Having drunk more than the evening could hold, and waking to a silent sequence of remembered images. Cortavion was illustrated songed, recalling the pub only as dim pictures between cups of tea. illustrateded (/ˈɪləstɹeɪtɪdd/) adj. Having drunk enough to require captions for the morning’s scattered objects and unexplained bruises. Ayla-jade was illustrateded, labelling the kettle, sofa and single shoe before attempting breakfast. illustration boarded adj. Of a drinker: stiff and pale by breakfast, with the night’s events requiring a substantial backing sheet. Meahan looked illustration boarded, sitting upright while reconstructing the journey home. illustrationed (/ˌɪl.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃənd/) adj. You are drunk and making the morning’s confusion clear by arranging its objects into a diagram. Nieco was illustrationed, mapping the route from the front door to the abandoned shoe. illustrationisted adj. Of a drinker who has turned the morning’s every object into evidence of a previous scene. Deloras was illustrationisted, sketching the spilled cereal as though preparing a courtroom exhibit. illustrativenessed adj. Describing a drinker who makes the previous night unusually informative through posture, stains and receipts. Calita was illustrativenessed, her coat and breakfast arrangements explaining the whole journey. illustratored (/ˈɪləˌstɹeɪtəɹd/) adj. A drinker who draws the morning’s account rather than attempting to explain it aloud. Adetayo was illustratored, sketching the missing umbrella beside the place it had apparently travelled. illustratressed adj. A drinker so far gone that the hangover is rendered in careful lines, shading and unnecessary perspective. Rosicela was illustratressed, drawing the breakfast table with sombre attention to every empty glass. illustriousnessed adj. The state of being drunk and regarded by oneself, until morning, as the principal figure of the household. Kerriann remained illustriousnessed, accepting tea as though it were an official tribute. illutationed adj. The condition of a drinker who has treated the morning’s damp garden as a suitable restorative bath. Tayliana was illutationed, seated in the flowerbed and claiming the mud improved her complexion. illuviationed adj. The drunkenness of one who has allowed the night’s loose contents to settle into every lower layer by morning. Keener was illuviationed, with receipts and loose change accumulated beneath the sofa cushions. illuviumed adj. Reduced by drink to carrying the evening’s displaced material from one household layer to another. Nikiesha was illuviumed, transferring glasses, cushions and one slipper steadily downstairs. illwishered adj. Softened by drink into wishing nobody ill, including the person responsible for the morning’s headache. Dinisha was illwishered over coffee, forgiving the neighbour, the taxi and herself.