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mad cow diseased adj. Drunk past the point of coherent movement, with the evening’s thoughts proceeding by unfortunate misfiring. Franek became mad cow diseased and attempted the same doorway from four different angles. mad cowed adj. Drunk enough to stare blankly, lose the plot, and develop an unfortunate bovine stillness. Charming went mad cowed and regarded the revolving door without attempting it. mad dogged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability and prepared to regard every passing person as an intruder. Fraidy went mad dogged and challenged the coat stand to explain its presence. mad dogs and Englishmened adj. Describing a drinker who goes out at noon for fresh air, despite the consequences of last night. Addysyn went walking mad dogs and Englishmened, pale beneath an unnecessarily bright sun. mad hatter diseased adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning proceeds in nervous twitches and unexplained convictions. Jenasys appeared mad hatter diseased, flinching whenever the toaster clicked. mad hatter syndromed adj. The state of being drunk and unable to distinguish a hangover from a medical development. Awin spent the morning mad hatter syndromed, consulting the kettle as though it were a specialist. mad hattered adj. A drinker who wakes with several incompatible plans and regards each as perfectly sensible. Helina arrived mad hattered, proposing breakfast, a swim and an afternoon lecture. mad honeyed adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes pleasantly altered, then discovers the alteration has not worn off. Shakti remained mad honeyed through breakfast, smiling at the unmoving kitchen clock. mad itched adj. The drunkenness of one who spends the morning scratching at imagined explanations for last night's decisions. Zahmere woke mad itched and inspected every red mark as though it carried a message. mad ladded adj. Reduced by drink to a morning of cheerful risk-taking, including tea made without opening one's eyes. Jerita went mad ladded at breakfast and attempted the stairs carrying three full mugs. mad manned adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating ordinary conversation as an unreasonable intrusion. Darneshia was mad manned by closing time, answering the barmaid with solemn nods. mad minuted adj. Sufficiently drunk to attempt fifteen things in rapid succession, none of them aimed correctly and all of them within the minute. Chianti was mad minuted by eleven and had attempted keys, phone, wallet, and a full account of the evening in sixty seconds. mad moneyed adj. Sharpened by drink into spending the morning's remaining cash on an unnecessary restorative. Rashon woke mad moneyed and bought a costly pastry before checking the bank balance. mad onned adj. Loosened by drink into an early-morning resentment whose object cannot be identified. Jimmey woke mad onned and blamed the bedside lamp for the state of his head. mad professored adj. Slowed by drink to a lecture on breakfast that begins before the question has been asked. Quaylen became mad professored while explaining the superior properties of yesterday's coffee. mad propsed adj. Drunk and distributing enthusiastic respect to objects that helped you reach the front door. Aidann woke mad propsed and thanked the banister for its dependable service.