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knobbinessed adj. Of a drinker: uneven in manner, with each movement acquiring its own small summit. knobbinged adj. Of a drinker who has acquired, overnight, a pattern of lumps where a plan used to be. Sibeal was knobbinged, presenting the morning in several uneven stages. knobbled (/ˈnɒb.əld/) adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced the morning to one small, persistent obstacle. Maresa was knobbled, unable to pass the single shoe blocking the hallway. knobblered (/ˈnɒb.ləd/) adj. A drinker who has spent the morning young in judgement and antlered in approach. Itzamaray was knobblered, nudging the cupboard whenever it failed to open. knobbliesed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning becomes off-road, including the route to the sink. Ciara was knobbliesed, taking the long route across the carpet for no reason. knobblinessed adj. The state of being drunk and inconveniently irregular before breakfast has properly begun. knobby seahorsed adj. The condition of a drinker who has curled around the bedside table and faces the morning side-on. Niambi was knobby seahorsed, sitting sideways beside the bed with a glass of water. knobcone pined adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently mistaking every spiky plant for a reliable route home. Sharilynn was knobcone pined, directing the party towards a stand of western trees as though it were a taxi rank. knobconed adj. The drunkenness of one who has hardened overnight, opened slowly, and shed several plans. Laurina was knobconed, sitting beneath the kitchen light with breakfast unopened. knobended adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving with the confident foolishness of someone who has mistaken rudeness for charm. knobheaded adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the most delicate matter in the room as a handle. Eirys became knobheaded and attempted to settle a sensitive disagreement by pointing at the nearest control. knobkerried adj. Sufficiently drunk to brandish a harmless stick as though it settled every argument. Andriea became knobkerried and used a walking stick to indicate which guests required immediate advice. knobkieried adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a blunt walking aid for authority. knobkierried adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, and now regarding every stick as an instrument of command. Hyde became knobkierried and appointed the garden cane chairman of the evening's transport committee. knoblessnessed adj. You have drunk enough to find every control reassuringly absent and still attempt to operate the machine. Jeyhan was knoblessnessed and blamed the silent radio for lacking the buttons he needed. knobleted adj. You are drunk and treating every small protrusion as the decisive feature of the situation. Ifunanya got knobleted and selected the coat peg as the night's most important object.