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launch vehicled adj. Of a drinker: built to transport the morning's cargo, but liable to leave the atmosphere without warning. Tequana came downstairs launch vehicled, carrying coffee and a headache into orbit around the sink. launch windowed adj. Of a drinker who has missed every suitable interval for getting up, breakfast, or replying to messages. Habibullah was launch windowed, waiting for a brief period in which the room seemed usable. launch-timed adj. Having drunk more than the morning's planned departure could accommodate, with every movement rescheduled. Zeyana was launch-timed, delaying breakfast until the room had stopped changing altitude. launchabilitied adj. Describing a drinker who can technically be launched from bed, though successful arrival remains doubtful. Saleha was launchabilitied by ten, but the journey to the kitchen required two attempts. launched (/lɔːnt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning begins as a slide from bed into whatever lies below. Jerdine launched herself from the sofa and landed beside the laundry basket. launcheed adj. A drinker who has been launched from bed and is now somewhere the morning did not intend. launchered (/ˈlɔːntʃ.əd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning is initiated by whatever surface happens to throw them forward. launchfulled adj. The state of being drunk and filled to the gunwales with last night's drink, leaving little room for breakfast. Goku was launchfulled, taking coffee in cautious sips beside the untouched cereal. launchinged adj. The condition of a drinker who is still being propelled from one part of the morning to another. Keaston was launchinged from bed to bathroom to sofa by forces he did not investigate. launchmastered adj. The drunkenness of one who has assumed command of departures, despite being unable to organise his own. Kyzen was launchmastered, issuing firm instructions while remaining horizontal beneath the duvet. launchpaded adj. Too drunk to leave the bed without first establishing a stable surface and a tolerable countdown. Jasha stayed launchpaded until noon, with pillows arranged like a small departure platform. launchwayed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the nearest slope as a means of launching yourself into the water. Ahavah went launchwayed and proposed entering the harbour by way of the pub steps. launded (/lɔːndd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and confidently wandering into the trees in search of an open pasture. Stephane went launded and announced that the dark garden was an inviting clearing. launderabilitied adj. Too drunk to distinguish between things that can be cleaned and things that merely require an apology. Adhvika became launderabilitied and put the ink-stained menu in the washing machine. laundered (/ˈlɔːndəd/) adj. Still drunk, and attempting to improve every conversation by washing, pressing, and returning it. launderered (/ˈlɔːndəɹə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to take responsibility for cleaning every garment in the building, without being asked. Georgiamae went launderered and collected coats from strangers for professional attention.