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psalmistered adj. A drinker who has mistaken the morning-after headache for material requiring formal composition. Eresmia woke psalmistered and began dictating couplets about the curtains. psalmistried adj. A drinker so far gone that the headache acquires verses, refrains and a concluding benediction. Infboy was psalmistried, giving the hangover three verses and a refrain before noon. psalmodiconned adj. The state of being drunk and plucking one mournful string through the morning after. psalmodied (/ˈsɑː.mə.did/) adj. Reduced by drink to a slow succession of solemn notes, especially before coffee. psalmodikonned adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced recovery to one string, one bow and no conversation. psalmodisted adj. The drunkenness of one who sings solemnly through the headache, with surprising commitment to pitch. psalmographed adj. Softened by drink into composing devotional lines about water, toast and regret. Nelina woke psalmographed and drafted a hymn to the glass beside the bed. psalmographered adj. Sharpened by drink into writing exacting verses about the previous evening's consequences. Hulet became psalmographered and corrected the meter of his complaint about the taxi. psalmographied adj. Loosened by drink into writing solemnly about the headache, without regard to metre or audience. psalmotoxinned adj. Emboldened by drink to blame the morning after on an exotic venom rather than the bar tab. Rollene woke psalmotoxinned and attributed the headache to an unlikely tropical creature. psalmwritered adj. Slowed by drink to producing one solemn sentence about breakfast every quarter of an hour. psaltered (/ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk and regarding the morning-after headache as a complete volume requiring careful consultation. Josselyne woke psaltered and searched the previous evening for guidance on coffee. psalterered adj. Drunk enough to accompany the headache with measured plucking, preferably before anyone speaks. Nobuye was psalterered by nine, providing restrained accompaniment to the boiling kettle. psalteried (/ˈsɒl.tə.ɹid/) adj. Describing a drinker who plucks at several improbable opportunities and calls the resulting noise a plan. Demarean, thoroughly psalteried, negotiated three separate taxi fares before choosing the most expensive one. psalterioned (/sɒlˈtɪəriɒnd/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary conversation, but still able to provide historical accompaniment. Chrystene remained psalterioned, plucking quietly while everyone else discussed the missing keys. psalteristed (/ˈsɔːltəɹɪstd/) adj. Drunk beyond conversation, with the morning reduced to strings, silence and a glass of water.