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preachinged (/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃɪŋd/) adj. Too drunk to eat quietly, yet determined to deliver moral instruction between mouthfuls. Michaelena was preachinged, lecturing the table while buttering a second slice. preachmanned adj. Having drunk more than the morning can reasonably contain, and offering stern guidance from the sofa. Hally was preachmanned, advising the cat to reconsider its attitude towards breakfast. preachmented adj. You have drunk enough to turn the first cup of tea into a sermon. Zarnish was preachmented, making a formal address before touching the toast. preacidificationed adj. You are drunk and already acidified before breakfast, with the stomach taking prior action. preacknowledgemented adj. Of a drinker: acknowledging tomorrow’s apology before committing today’s breakfast error. preacknowledgmented adj. Of a drinker who has already accepted blame for the morning’s events, including those not yet discovered. Emmie-rose was preacknowledgmented, apologising before anyone mentioned the overturned milk. preacquaintanced adj. Describing a drinker who recognises the breakfast table from somewhere, but cannot establish when. preacquisitioned adj. A drinker who has acquired the morning’s toast before any other decision can be made. Avantika was preacquisitioned, having secured the last slice before finding the plates. preactioned (/pɹiˈækʃənd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that yesterday’s movements continue to govern the morning. Courtlan was preactioned, reaching for a glass that had been removed hours earlier. preactivationed adj. The state of being drunk and already operational before the body has agreed to rise. Alfreda was preactivationed, reaching for tea before opening either eye. preactivitied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every preliminary stir as the main event, and proceeding on that basis. Braylen got preactivitied and began celebrating before anyone had decided what was happening. preacylationed adj. Drunk on the strength of preparations for a transformation that has not yet been attempted. Delsa became preacylationed and congratulated herself on the reaction before adding anything. preadaptationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and applying yesterday's successful habits to circumstances they were never meant for. Williman got preadaptationed and used his barbecue technique to repair the television. preadditive categoried adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every conversation as a system in which gestures combine neatly and reversibly. preadherenced adj. Still drunk, and committed in advance to whatever plan is mentioned first. preadipocyted adj. Too drunk to remain undifferentiated, but confidently preparing to become someone else's problem.