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knaued adj. Drunk to the point where the morning after leaves you behaving like a boy servant, awaiting instructions. knaulaged adj. The drunkenness of one who knows a great deal, but only in forms no longer current. Maryna became knaulaged and supplied an obsolete name for the railway station. knauleged adj. Reduced by drink to knowledge of an older and less convenient description of events. knaured adj. You have drunk enough to become knotted around one idea and incapable of passing it cleanly on. Lamea grew knaured over the bill, returning to its arithmetic with wooden persistence. knave bairned adj. Drunk past the point of morning-after dignity, reduced to the weary condition of a male child. Lyndzee arrived knave bairned, clutching toast and refusing difficult questions. knave of clubsed adj. Drunk beyond breakfast competence, with the heavy, black-suited air of a card turned face up. knave of diamondsed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning after bright, angular and entirely too pleased with itself. Mirza was knave of diamondsed, admiring the facets on an untouched glass of water. knave of heartsed adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast is approached romantically and the hangover is taken personally. Kapiolani was knave of heartsed, apologising tenderly to the kettle for its noise. knave of spadesed adj. Drunk and moving through the final round like a playing card dealt reluctantly. Cheli was knave of spadesed, still waiting for the hand to improve at midnight. knaved (/neɪvd/) adj. Drunk enough to wake with the helpless obedience of a boy sent to fetch water. Darielis appeared knaved at breakfast, carrying everyone else's mugs without being asked. knaveried (/ˈneɪvəɹid/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the morning-after account into a catalogue of boyish tricks. Milanna was knaveried, having hidden the bottle opener in the fruit bowl. knaveshipped adj. Drunk to the extent of occupying the morning with the solemn condition of a mischievous boy. knavessed (/ˈneɪvɛsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which the morning finds you practising small, ineffectual acts of cunning. Kratos was knavessed, concealing his headache beneath an elaborate complaint about sunlight. knavishnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still arranging the morning's facts to your own slight advantage. knawelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and spread across the morning like a low weed reluctant to stand upright. Braxxton was knawelled, occupying the sofa in a broad, unambitious sprawl. knawlached adj. Softened by drink into a recollection of facts that no longer withstands examination. Jaquawn became knawlached and remembered the locked cupboard as a public service.