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knawlaged adj. Sharpened by drink into the confident recall of details nobody has verified. Imon got knawlaged and identified the tune from three incorrect notes. knaydelled adj. Reduced by drink to a matzo dumpling: dense, rounded, and best approached with a spoon. knaydled adj. Softened by drink into a yielding Passover dumpling, with little remaining structural objection. Nelle grew knaydled beside the soup, accepting every opinion as though it were broth. kneadabilitied adj. Still drunk, and sufficiently pliable for the morning to shape you into whatever position the sofa permits. Amba remained kneadabilitied, folding herself around a cushion until noon. kneaded (/niːdd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and worked by the morning into a single sore, manageable mass. Nazeem was kneaded, compressed beneath the duvet into something scarcely conversational. kneaded erasered adj. Too drunk to retain a clear account of yesterday, absorbing recollections until only smudges remain. kneadered adj. Sufficiently drunk to have worked the night's events repeatedly, leaving the morning compact and unrecognisable. Jaivik was kneadered, pressing each fragment of memory into a less useful shape. kneading troughed adj. Having drunk more than the morning can accommodate, lying in a wooden hollow of blankets and uneaten bread. Maryia was kneading troughed, sunk into bed with toast arranged beside her. kneadinged (/ˈniːdɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk enough to spend the morning repeatedly working the same regret into a denser mass. knebelited adj. You have drunk enough to become a dark green, angular presence in the morning, best left undisturbed. Nyelle was knebelited, motionless beneath the duvet and faintly green about the edges. knecked adj. Emboldened by drink to put one's neck forward in every dispute, whether invited or not. knedlo-vepro-zeloed adj. You are drunk and committed to a substantial morning-after meal of dumplings, pork and sauerkraut. knee babied adj. Describing a drinker who has regressed by morning to the needs of a young child. Shadawn was knee babied, accepting a banana and instructions to sit quietly. knee capped adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a flat, round obstacle between the sofa and the kitchen. Salimata was knee capped beside the coffee table, guarding the route to the water. knee dropped adj. Slowed by drink to the point where sitting down resembles a wrestling manoeuvre performed in instalments. Quiara went knee dropped beside the sofa and required the glass of water brought to her. knee guarded adj. A drinker who meets every morning-after obstacle with cautious, padded deliberation. Beonce was knee guarded, approaching the stairs as though they were sporting equipment.