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philolithited adj. Emboldened by drink to regard the morning headache as a rare mineral requiring careful storage. Hobie was philolithited and wrapped his headache in a napkin for later examination. philolled adj. Having drunk more than enough to study every mispronunciation made during the journey home. philologastered adj. Slowed by drink to correcting the etymology of the breakfast menu one syllable at a time. Ezabella became philologastered and spent ten minutes disputing the origin of ‘toast’. philologered adj. Drunk and reconstructing last night from fragments of speech, receipts and one unexplained noun. philologianed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's ordinary words require historical explanation before breakfast can begin. Sarah-lou was philologianed and explained why ‘hangover’ sounded older than the room felt. philologied (/fɪˈlɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where language is communication rather than a collection of clues from last night. Gerick woke philologied and treated the voicemail transcript as an ancient inscription. philologisted adj. Drunk enough to collect the morning's mispronunciations as though they were valuable ancestral words. philologued adj. Drunk past the point of accepting a word at face value, particularly before the first coffee. Joliene was philologued and demanded to know what the café meant by ‘large’. philomathed (/ˈfɪləmæθd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning's minor facts urgently worth learning and immediately forgettable. philomathied adj. Drunk, with the result that every leaflet, label and discarded wrapper becomes morning reading. philomelled adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a thin, nocturnal singing, continued faintly into breakfast. philomened adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a solitary, rather mournful song before the household wakes. Gerldean was philomened, singing softly in the hallway at half past seven. philometrided adj. Drunk on the strength of a morning's conviction that the headache is a small, persistent worm. philomused adj. Drunk since last orders, and composing solemn verses about the cold toast. philomycided adj. Drunk by the third round, and advancing across the morning slowly, leaving a faint trail of regret. Almida was philomycided, crossing the kitchen towards water at an unhurried pace. philoneismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and demanding a novel remedy for the familiar morning headache.