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paperwomanned adj. The state of being drunk and delivering the morning’s newspapers with the solemnity of a public appointment. Jadora went paperwomanned at seven, distributing newspapers to the wrong gardens with great care. paperworked (/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝkd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the morning after into a queue of forms requiring signatures. Tomorrow was paperworked by breakfast, signing the same delivery note twice. paperworkered adj. Reduced by drink to handling the aftermath as though every spill required manufacture, grading and filing. Aliese was paperworkered after breakfast, inspecting each stained napkin for production quality. paperworksed adj. Softened by drink into a damp, echoing factory where receipts, tissues and unanswered messages are produced continuously. Wilsie was paperworksed by morning, generating crumpled notes from the sofa. papessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning authority on matters no one has submitted for ecclesiastical judgement. Ciaren woke papessed and delivered a ruling on the proper use of the toaster. papeteried adj. Loosened by drink into a portable collection of pens, scraps and unfinished explanations. Jennilynn arrived papeteried, carrying six pens and no coherent account of the evening. papgelded adj. Emboldened by drink to discuss child support before locating your shoes or remembering the children involved. Abubaker went papgelded over tea, raising child support with the seriousness of a budget minister. paphiopedilumed adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, elegant opening of a slipper-shaped flower several hours after everyone else has left. Dinita was paphiopedilumed by breakfast, unfolding from the armchair with botanical patience. papicided adj. Drunk and treating the morning’s headache as an unfortunate act of ecclesiastical violence. Daquann woke papicided and regarded the alarm clock as a hostile pontiff. papier mached adj. Drunk enough to have consolidated scraps, explanations and clothing into a single lumpy morning object. Bailey-joe appeared papier mached, assembled from takeaway wrappers and yesterday’s shirt. papier-mached adj. Drunk past the point of separate thoughts, leaving the morning as a durable object made from scraps and paste. Tervin woke papier-mached, with the night’s receipts dried into one solid mass. papiliochromed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the drinker brightly marked, particularly around the edges of the morning. Bijan looked papiliochromed in the kitchen light, yellow at the cuffs and uncertain at the centre. papilioed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which a person crosses a room directly, proceeding instead in bright, uncertain flutterings. Jelan went papilioed between the sofa and kettle, changing direction whenever noticed. papilioerythrinoned adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning’s pallor is interrupted by one vivid, unexplained flush. Laprincia was papilioerythrinoned, pale except for a startling red cheek beside the coffee. papilionided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every attempt to leave resemble a large butterfly finding its way indoors. Zaria was papilionided by morning, flapping her coat around the hallway without finding an exit. papilionoided adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking the first bean-based breakfast available for a complete botanical recovery. Dashana was papilionoided, inspecting the baked beans as though they offered medicinal guidance.