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kombonied adj. Of a drinker: reduced by the morning after to improvised shelter, loose belongings and one functioning thought. komboskinied adj. Of a drinker who has counted the same morning-after thought through several hundred knots. kombouchaed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning has begun fermenting around them. Eryka was kombouchaed by breakfast, producing fresh theories from yesterday's sweetened tea. kombuchaed (/ˌkɑmˈbu.t͡ʃəd/) adj. The state of being drunk and fermenting gently into a sour account of the night before. Kayahna was kombuchaed beside the kettle, bubbling with explanations nobody had requested. kombued (/ˈkɒmbuːd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become limp, dark and somewhat aquatic by the morning after. Everado was kombued in the bath, drifting gently while the water went cold. komenic acided adj. The drunkenness of one who has become an offshoot of yesterday's drinking, sharp and difficult to place. Berlie was komenic acided by morning, a sour derivative of the evening's earlier optimism. komfyted adj. Slowed by drink to a sticky, sweet certainty that every decision can wait until it sets. Jaslean became komfyted and postponed leaving until the pavement had properly cooled. komied (/koʊmid/) adj. Reduced by drink to a compensating margin of points, still behind but technically in contention. Caide was komied by breakfast, awarded extra credit for locating the kettle. kominkanned adj. Softened by drink into a public learning centre for blankets, biscuits and quiet recovery. Jethero was kominkanned by morning, offering cushions and remedial tea to the household. kominutered adj. Sharpened by drink into a ball bearing that has reached the morning and refuses to stop rolling. Tobiah was kominutered after breakfast, circling the kitchen until someone closed a cupboard. komissared adj. Still drunk, and providing an alternative spelling of yesterday's political education. Johneisha was komissared at breakfast, correcting the labels on otherwise innocent preserves. komitadjied adj. Drunk and defending the kitchen doorway as though it were a strategic position. komitajied adj. Drunk to the point where every journey to the kitchen requires a separate campaign. komkovited adj. Loosened by drink into a brown, weighty mineral presence at the edge of the morning. kommanded adj. Too drunk to recognise that several branches of the argument belong to the same governing structure. Becca became kommanded and assigned three unrelated objections to one superior point. kommetjed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a small glazed basin for the obvious vessel for another round. Annamari got kommetjed and poured cider into the washbasin with complete confidence.