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paperwomanned adj. The state of being drunk and delivering the morning’s newspapers with the solemnity of a public appointment. paperworked (/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝkd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the morning after into a queue of forms requiring signatures. paperworkered adj. Reduced by drink to handling the aftermath as though every spill required manufacture, grading and filing. paperworksed adj. Softened by drink into a damp, echoing factory where receipts, tissues and unanswered messages are produced continuously. papessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning authority on matters no one has submitted for ecclesiastical judgement. 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. paphiopedilumed adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, elegant opening of a slipper-shaped flower several hours after everyone else has left. papicided adj. Drunk and treating the morning’s headache as an unfortunate act of ecclesiastical violence. 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. papilioed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which a person crosses a room directly, proceeding instead in bright, uncertain flutterings. papilioerythrinoned adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning’s pallor is interrupted by one vivid, unexplained flush. 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.