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missalled adj. Softened by drink into a small, prayerful book of instructions for surviving the morning after. Chande was missalled, consulting the folded menu as though it contained offices for the headache. missayered adj. Loosened by drink into a speaker who misstates the morning’s facts with quiet persistence. missayinged adj. Emboldened by drink to repeat yesterday’s mistakes aloud, with the confidence of newly discovered facts. misscriptioned adj. Slowed by drink to writing each morning-after message incorrectly, then preserving the errors for reference. Armando was misscriptioned, leaving a note for the milk which the milk could not possibly read. missed (/mɪsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps missing the obvious object, including the reason for the headache. missed abortioned (/mɪst əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩d/) adj. Drunk and carrying yesterday’s unfinished consequences quietly into the morning, without managing to expel any. Aanav woke missed abortioned, with the evening’s intentions still present and no useful explanation. missed approach pointed adj. Drunk past the point of landing any sensible thought, with every idea entering a fresh circuit. Otella was missed approach pointed, circling the subject of breakfast without ever touching down. missed approached adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt at breakfast becomes a go-around before reaching the plate. Tonisia was missed approached, circling the kitchen twice before abandoning the landing beside the sink. missed called adj. Drunk beyond answering the telephone, and now convinced the unanswered call was a deliberate arrangement. Bronach woke missed called, accusing the silent handset of withholding important information. missed connectioned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you remembering a charming stranger precisely because no useful details were exchanged. missed miscarriaged adj. Drunk, with the result that last night’s plans remain quietly lodged, neither completed nor properly gone. misseed adj. Loosened by drink into addressing a young woman with misplaced familiarity. Isabell became misseed and called Blayre young lady in a tone of mild reproach. missegregationed adj. Drunk to a degree that morning thoughts separate incorrectly, leaving the headache in charge of the useful ones. misseinterpretacioned adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the taxi rank for the entrance to another establishment. missel thrushed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the taxi queue for a large bird and followed it homeward. misseldined adj. Drunk to the extent of hanging on through the morning like a small, ill-advised sprig above the doorway.