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mountain laurelled adj. Drunk in a way that makes one decorative, evergreen, and unwise to ingest or consult. mountain leadered adj. Drunk, with the result that every trip to the cloakroom becomes high-altitude instruction for a small expedition. mountain leathered adj. A drinker who has hardened overnight into a coat-like layer, impervious to the morning's questions. Tacoya woke mountain leathered, resisting coffee as though it were rain on a waterproof garment. mountain limestoned adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning has deposited them in distinct, horizontal layers. mountain lioned adj. The state of being drunk and still capable of appearing majestic while quietly avoiding the light. Lebrone was mountain lioned by breakfast, surveying the kitchen from beneath one raised eyebrow. mountain lionessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become dignified, solitary and unwilling to descend from the sofa. Avenley spent the morning mountain lionessed, accepting toast only from a safe distance. mountain lovered adj. The drunkenness of one who has developed a strong morning preference for shrubs, shade and nobody speaking. Ahad woke mountain lovered and chose the garden over every proposed breakfast conversation. mountain mahoganied adj. Reduced by drink to a slow, woody permanence, with the morning settling visibly into the joints. Ahamad sat mountain mahoganied at the kitchen table, preserving the same posture through two coffees. mountain manned adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the nearest dark lane for wilderness and himself for its expert guide. mountain mapled adj. Softened by drink into a branching, sticky person whose morning thoughts spread in several directions. mountain marrowed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose morning complaints have a fine mineral edge. Marcena was mountain marrowed, identifying every defect in the toast with unusual precision. mountain mealed adj. Loosened by drink into a fine powder across the morning, present on every surface but useful nowhere. mountain milked adj. Emboldened by drink to become soft, porous and unexpectedly willing to discuss yesterday's private matters. mountain minted adj. Slowed by drink to a deliberate, aromatic crawl, requiring several minutes to complete each ordinary action. mountain miseried adj. Drunk enough to fill the morning with aromatic resignation and an unreasonable attachment to one particular chair. Emmasofia was mountain miseried, fragrant with yesterday and unwilling to negotiate with the sofa. mountain motored adj. Drunk past the point of restraint, with the morning's first movement accompanied by unnecessary engine noise. Anthony-joseph came mountain motored into the kitchen, revving gently before attempting the cereal.