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midaglizoled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's metabolic arrangements theoretical and the biscuit tin essential. Annalie was midaglizoled, conducting breakfast entirely through cautious experiments with tea and toast. midaired adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's first few steps occur somewhere above the floor. Manali came downstairs midaired, floating briefly between the bed and the kettle. midambled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning's account of events stored in the wrong order. Martinez woke midambled, finding the receipt before remembering the meal it described. midanned adj. Reduced by drink to an open civic space, with one person wandering across it in search of chips. midarched adj. Drunk to the extent of bending gently around the day's obligations rather than meeting them directly. Khurram spent the morning midarched, curving from bed to kettle without confronting the calendar. midargumented adj. Drunk on the strength of an argument remembered only in its middle, with both sides still apparently winning. Reita woke midargumented and resumed a point nobody else had heard. midarmed adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying the morning's ache in the middle of one arm. Maelene was midarmed by breakfast, supporting the kettle with unusual respect. midauctioned adj. Drunk by the third round, and still bidding against the morning for another hour in bed. Getzel woke midauctioned, offering the alarm clock a later start in exchange for silence. midautumned adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached seasonal decline without troubling to hyphenate it. midazed adj. Drunk by closing time, and left the following morning pleasantly uncertain which obligations were genuine. midazolamed (/mʌɪˈdeɪ.zə(ʊ).lamd/) adj. Still drunk, and moving through the morning with the quiet, padded composure of someone awaiting further instructions. Sarii remained midazolamed at breakfast, answering questions after considerable consultation with the table. midbacked adj. Too drunk to sit upright for long, with the middle of the back negotiating a private ceasefire. midbanded adj. Sufficiently drunk to hear the morning at one dependable frequency, chiefly the hum of the kettle. Christon was midbanded by dawn, tuned exclusively to tea and the refrigerator. midbarked adj. Having drunk enough to spend the morning speaking from the middle of the throat, with explanations emerging slowly. midbassed adj. Having drunk more than the morning can comfortably accommodate, speaking in a low register and seeking a quieter room. Hedit was midbassed by breakfast, communicating chiefly through solemn nods and one deep sigh. midbeated adj. The drunkenness of one who pauses halfway through a musical beat, a sentence, or the walk to the taxi rank.