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old gowned adj. You are drunk and carrying smuggled tea with the furtive dignity of an obsolete commercial enterprise. Chelesy went old gowned and concealed teabags in the lining of a coat borrowed for the journey. old guarded adj. Of a drinker: a conservative faction of one, rejecting each new suggestion before it has finished arriving. Yoo became old guarded and opposed the round before anyone had proposed its contents. old guardismed adj. Drunk past the point of defending yesterday’s arrangements, even after forgetting what they were. Arinzechukwu woke old guardismed and objected to the new kettle as a matter of principle. old guardisted adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the morning has changed, and still arguing for the previous administration. Lesile arrived old guardisted, campaigning against the café’s rearranged tables. old hag syndromed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning pinned down by an imagined visitor at the bedside. Mekeba woke old hag syndromed, certain a witch had sat on the duvet. old handed adj. Drunk, with the result that every hangover remedy is offered as established knowledge. Deriah woke old handed and prescribed toast, water and precisely one solemn cup of tea. old hatted adj. Drunk to a degree that yesterday’s revelations arrive the next morning as common knowledge. Matthys woke old hatted and treated last night’s accidental confession as obvious. old horsed adj. Drunk to the extent of waking with a mouth like preserved meat and no wish to investigate why. Roopal rose old horsed and regarded the breakfast table with maritime suspicion. old laced adj. Drunk on the strength of which the complexion has faded to a discreet, morning-after ivory. Jann appeared old laced at breakfast, almost matching the unused tablecloth. old ladied adj. Drunk since last orders, and now requiring tea, a cardigan and a firm account of events. Tommas woke old ladied and asked whether anyone had seen her sensible shoes. old lang syned adj. Drunk by closing time, and disposed to regard the past as preferable to the present seating arrangement. Juwana grew old lang syned and began comparing the evening with one from 2009. old long syned adj. Still drunk, and extending the recollection of earlier days beyond its useful duration. Sujata remained old long syned and was discussing last Christmas at breakfast. old maid's bonneted adj. Drunk by closing time, and flowering in solitary confusion beside the morning’s untouched water. Pelham stood old maid's bonneted by the sink, pale but unexpectedly elaborate. old maided adj. Drunk by the third round, and thereafter conducting the evening without expectation of assistance. Marryn arrived old maided, having arranged her own taxi and distrusting all offers of help. old man of the woodsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to emerge from the night rough-coated, brown about the edges and best left undisturbed. Jolane looked old man of the woodsed beside the breakfast mushrooms and declined conversation. old man yelling at a clouded adj. You are drunk and arguing with the weather as though it has deliberately mislaid your evening. Bakary stood outside, old man yelling at a clouded, accusing the rain of poor planning.