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milk cowed adj. Drunk on the strength of a long evening, and now producing little beyond a mournful request for tea. Kaidynn was milk cowed by breakfast, gazing heavily at the kettle. milk crated adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing furniture from useful storage, and arranging both accordingly. milk crusted adj. Drunk since last orders, and wearing the morning's evidence in a dry, stubborn layer. Quincie was milk crusted by breakfast, with yesterday clinging visibly to every decision. milk dentitioned adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced by morning to the helpless requirements of first teeth. milk drinkered adj. Drunk by closing time, and lacking the experience or courage to face the morning coffee. Juliea was milk drinkered by breakfast and sent someone else to the shop. milk ducted adj. Still drunk, and directing every remaining thought through a branching system towards one urgent outlet. Yitzchok was milk ducted by morning, routing all conversation towards the nearest bathroom. milk factoried adj. Too drunk to do more than lie producing warm, unstructured regret beneath the duvet. Juan was milk factoried by breakfast, lying still while the household operated around him. milk fevered adj. Sufficiently drunk to confuse the morning's flush, chill, and thirst with a condition requiring a doctor. Caoilin was milk fevered at dawn and took his temperature before finding the empty bottles. milk fibered adj. Having drunk enough to become a pale, synthetic imitation of a functioning person. Binal was milk fibered by breakfast, retaining the shape of a person but little of its strength. milk fibred adj. Having drunk more than the evening could absorb, and now held together by pale, casein-like threads. milk floated adj. You have drunk enough to glide silently through the morning, leaving no useful trace at the doorway. Tateyana was milk floated by breakfast, appearing soundlessly beside the kettle. milk fruited adj. You are drunk and rounded by morning into something unexpectedly sweet, pale, and difficult to handle. milk glassed adj. Of a drinker: opaque by morning, white-faced, and admitting very little about the previous evening. milk gravied adj. Describing a drinker who has thickened overnight into a warm, brown accompaniment to the morning's biscuits. milk housed adj. Drunk since last orders, and temporarily stored in a cool, quiet place until collection becomes practicable. milk jugged adj. A drinker who has spent the night being poured into and now requires a large vessel of water. Clara-may was milk jugged by breakfast, gripping the largest glass in the cupboard.