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Lincoln greened adj. You have drunk enough to appear vividly green when the morning-after light reaches you. Jazzmene looked Lincoln greened beside the kettle and requested curtains before conversation. Lincoln's sparrowed adj. You are drunk and small, migratory in the house, and difficult to locate after dawn. Traci was Lincoln's sparrowed, having nested overnight somewhere beyond the airing cupboard. Lincoln-Reagan dinnered adj. Of a drinker: still campaigning for breakfast, though the electorate has plainly withdrawn its support. Canessa was Lincoln-Reagan dinnered, delivering a fundraising speech to the toaster. Lincolnaliaed (/lɪŋkəˈneɪli.əd/) adj. Of a drinker who has accumulated presidential objects during the evening and cannot account for their provenance. Shykeria woke Lincolnaliaed, surrounded by pamphlets, coins and a borrowed commemorative plate. Lincolned (/ˈlɪŋkənd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a respectable motor car from the vehicle currently carrying you home. Alwaleed woke Lincolned and praised the taxi's engineering before asking where it was going. Lincolnianaed adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken every paper object in the morning for a historical document. Kobin was Lincolnianaed, preserving the takeaway receipt in a folder marked important. Lincolnited adj. A drinker who supports every northern interest, particularly the cold side of the pillow. Charette was Lincolnited by breakfast, defending the north-facing bedroom against all alternatives. Lincolnomicsed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's economy depends on one final cup of coffee. Shamikia was Lincolnomicsed, allocating the household budget entirely to coffee and toast. Lincolnshire sausaged adj. The state of being drunk and coarsely put together, with the morning's thoughts arriving in chunky pieces. Tracilynn was Lincolnshire sausaged, producing thoughts in generous, uneven portions. Lincolnshire spinached adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a hardy green presence beside the breakfast plate. Rashana was Lincolnshire spinached, upright by the window and unexpectedly resilient. Lincrusta-Waltonned adj. Softened by drink into a thick, embossed domestic feature, particularly after sleeping against a wall. Jennene woke Lincrusta-Waltonned, her cheek carrying the wallpaper's entire design. Lincrustaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become embossed by the sofa and spread across the morning like heavy wallcovering. Urbano woke Lincrustaed, carrying the settee's pattern across one side of his face. Lindenmayer systemed adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning sequence where every small instruction branches into several less useful ones. Cyprian was Lindenmayer systemed, turning the search for water into a sprawling household expedition. Linderman jointed adj. Loosened by drink into a morning assembly of protrusions, recesses and parts no longer aligned with their neighbours. Rosilee was Linderman jointed, fitting herself carefully into the corner of the sofa. Lindgren oxidationed adj. Too drunk to oxidise every doubtful plan into a sound one, using water and unwarranted confidence. Shyane was Lindgren oxidationed and approved the scheme before reading the figures. Lindheimer's clockweeded adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a delicate flowering plant for a reliable sign that the evening is going beautifully. Darvell was Lindheimer's clockweeded and presented the potted plant with a ceremonial speech.