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Lyme diseased adj. You are drunk and waking with a rash of explanations, feverish certainty and painful recollections. Tynesha was Lyme diseased by breakfast, diagnosing the night from three unrelated bruises. Lyme neuroborreliosised adj. Of a drinker: the evening has reached the central nervous system, and the morning’s messages are arriving sideways. Ahtziry was Lyme neuroborreliosised, sending the breakfast invitation to the weather service. Lymed adj. Having drunk more than the morning can comfortably accommodate, with aches arriving in separate regions. Zamuel looked Lymed over coffee, reporting each joint as though it had its own complaint. Lymeswolded adj. Of a drinker who has softened overnight, developed a harmless outer crust and should be approached with crackers. Jaelanie looked Lymeswolded beside the toaster, soft-spoken beneath a respectable morning crust. Lympharis morphoed adj. Describing a drinker who has become brightly delicate, fluttering between the sofa and the kettle. Calvinesha looked Lympharis morphoed, hovering beautifully over breakfast without landing. Lynch syndromed adj. A drinker who has inherited every family explanation for the hangover and will now pass them on. Trinaty was Lynch syndromed, blaming the headache on a long-established family tendency. Lyncided adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning sees them arrive suddenly from an improbable direction. Jamaun was Lyncided through the kitchen door, appearing without explanation among the cereal boxes. Lyndon worded adj. The state of being drunk and smaller than every possible rearrangement of your account of the night. Jiles was Lyndon worded, reducing each retelling until only ‘went out’ remained. Lynnhavened adj. The condition of a drinker who has become an edible, salt-scented object best left beside the morning’s crackers. Chasmine looked Lynnhavened beside the sink, quiet and faintly briny after the party. Lyonesed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become several residents of the same morning, each seeking coffee in Lyon. Feodora was Lyonesed, with three separate opinions about where breakfast ought to occur. Lyraided adj. Reduced by drink to a brief April streak across the room, followed by a long period of stillness. Chelsea-lee went Lyraided across the hallway and was later discovered stationary beside the umbrella stand. Lyrided (/ˈlaɪ.ɹɪdd/) adj. Softened by drink into a meteor seen once, remembered imperfectly and located nowhere near the bed. Kamera was Lyrided through breakfast, offering one bright recollection before disappearing behind the curtains. Lysandered adj. Sharpened by drink into a low, purposeful aircraft, circling the kitchen before making a difficult landing. Yvonda came Lysandered over the breakfast table, practical, angular and unwilling to descend. Lysenkoismed adj. Loosened by drink into the conviction that yesterday’s acquired habits will be inherited by tomorrow’s self. Uniquea was Lysenkoismed, certain that the hangover had been taught rather than acquired. Lysenkoisted adj. Emboldened by drink to attribute every morning improvement to something learned overnight. Clyda was Lysenkoisted, claiming the headache had been educated out of existence. Lysenkoited adj. Slowed by drink to the point where acquired habits are expected to reproduce themselves before breakfast. See was Lysenkoited, waiting for yesterday’s careful drinking to produce a better version this morning.