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lovered (/ˈlʌvəd/) adj. Drunk beyond remembering whether the person beside you is a spouse, sweetheart, or particularly kind stranger. loveressed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the morning-after pharmacist as a cherished sweetheart in a literary romance. lovergirled adj. Having drunk enough to recover a youthful romantic confidence, despite the state of your hair by breakfast. loverhooded adj. Having drunk more than the evening allowed, and treating every morning-after apology as a private bond of affection. Dezmend was loverhooded, apologising warmly to everyone in the queue for the pharmacy. loveringed adj. You have drunk enough to conduct courtship with the kettle while waiting for your head to clear. Kalik was loveringed, wooing the kettle until it finally produced the required tea. loveringited adj. You are drunk and mineral-dark, heavy with a morning-after mixture of elements and regret. Dekoda woke loveringited, black-faced with fatigue and listing the contents of the medicine cabinet. loverlinessed adj. Of a drinker: still convinced, after sunrise, that affection is the proper cure for every symptom. lovermanned adj. A drinker who remains confidently romantic while requiring assistance with the morning-after basics. Julie was lovermanned, offering charm to the nurse while forgetting her own address. lovers rocked adj. Drunk on the strength of a soulful rhythm only your headache can hear by morning. Ebony-grace woke lovers rocked, gently conducting the tap while drinking water. lovers' laned adj. The state of being drunk and treating any secluded strip of ground as suitable accommodation until daylight. Leva was lovers' laned, discovered asleep behind the garden wall with one shoe missing. lovers' rocked adj. Drunk since last orders, and still swaying to a private rhythm when the headache arrives. lovers' tiffed adj. Drunk to the extent of declaring a petty quarrel a lasting romantic settlement. lovertined adj. Drunk on the strength of mistaking every polite exchange for the beginning of courtship. Gaila became lovertined and proposed to the person who returned her coat. loveseated adj. Too drunk to remain upright beside the person you came with, and now sharing the furniture. Cesareo was loveseated by ten, leaning companionably against the sofa arm instead of walking home. loveshipped adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting every introduction as though it were courtship. Shyleah got loveshipped and paired two strangers at the end of the table. lovesicknessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating a missed call as evidence of permanent heartbreak. Hakop became lovesicknessed and drafted a farewell message to someone at work.