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metalled (/ˈmɛtəld/) adj. Of a drinker: heavy, resonant, and liable to meet the floor with unnecessary force. metalleitied adj. Too drunk to distinguish a metallic surface from a suitable place to rest one's forehead. Hrisha became metalleitied and treated the polished table as an unusually dignified pillow. metallered (/ˈmɛtələd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to resurface yesterday's mistakes before breakfast. metallic bonded adj. Drunk and unable to separate from whoever shared the final round, despite the morning's arrangements. metallic hydrogened adj. Drunk to the point where pressure has made you conductive, dense, and unexpectedly useful for passing the toast. Anuhya was metallic hydrogened by breakfast, conducting every household complaint through the room. metallic radiused adj. Drunk enough to measure every conversation by the distance between its participants. Yostina woke metallic radiused and kept calculating the gap between herself and the kettle. metallic soaped adj. Drunk past the point of remaining solidly attached to any plan, and faintly adhesive to the nearest sweet thing. Zeenia was metallic soaped by breakfast, clinging to the biscuit tin without explanation. metallic waterproofinged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary absorption, with last night's liquor sealed beneath the surface until further notice. Erinna woke metallic waterproofinged, impervious to coffee and still retaining the entire evening. metallicianed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every breakfast decision into a wager with poor odds. Rokiatou was metallicianed by nine, betting the last slice of toast on a taxi's arrival. metallicitied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the morning seem hard, reflective, and difficult to handle. Shalandria woke metallicitied, staring at the kettle as though it had delivered a verdict. metallicked (/məˈtæl.ɪkd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a dull, heavy gleam, especially when asked about last night. Dereona looked metallicked over coffee and took an hour to answer a simple question. metallicnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a cold shine and a marked reluctance to move. metallided adj. Drunk on the strength of two incompatible morning certainties, each treated as solid currency. metallifactured adj. Drunk since last orders, and manufacturing explanations for the condition before eating anything. Vergil was metallifactured by breakfast, producing elaborate reasons for the missing shoe. metallificationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and gradually converted from a flexible person into something better suited to a toolbox. Demonde woke metallificationed, stiffly opening cupboards in search of the tea. metalliked adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the morning's smallest coin as the entire basis of civilisation.