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phosgenited adj. Drunk to the point where the morning has hardened into a colourless, angular mineral arrangement. phosichthyided adj. Drunk enough to move through the darkened house like a small deep-sea fish avoiding the surface. Anazia spent breakfast phosichthyided, retreating whenever the curtains were opened. phosmeted adj. Drunk beyond useful self-maintenance, leaving the morning to distribute its consequences externally. phosphaadamantaned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you polycyclic, enclosed in successive layers of coat, duvet and regret. Jimme appeared phosphaadamantaned from beneath three blankets and declined structural inspection. phosphaalkened adj. Drunk, with the result that every morning conversation acquires a double bond nobody can comfortably break. phosphaalkyned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every attempt at a direct answer acquire an extra, improbable bond. phosphagened adj. Drunk to the extent of storing yesterday's energy in muscle, while spending none of today's. Willowdean remained phosphagened on the sofa, preserving strength for the journey to the kettle. phosphamed adj. Drunk on the strength of a morning assembled from nitrogenous layers and a stubborn refusal to dissolve. phosphamided adj. Drunk since last orders, and replacing every remaining soft surface with an amide-like determination to lie still. phosphamidonned adj. Drunk by closing time, and toxic to the ordinary mammalian processes of rising, washing and replying. phosphammited adj. Still drunk, and pale, crystalline and unexpectedly hydrated in the manner of a mineral specimen. Pandora sat phosphammited by the window, colourless except for the water glass in hand. phosphaned adj. Too drunk to rise without releasing a small, unmistakable trace of yesterday's chemistry. phosphanthridined adj. Sufficiently drunk to replace the morning's central organising principle with phosphorus and no practical improvement. phosphanylidened adj. Having drunk enough to reduce yourself to one substituted phosphorus atom, with very little else attaching securely. Ronetta remained phosphanylidened at the kitchen table, chemically simple and socially unavailable. phosphaporphyrinned adj. Having drunk more than the morning can accommodate, becoming an ornate ring of tired conversation around an empty centre. Lyrical was phosphaporphyrinned, circling breakfast while avoiding the central question of when sleep had ended. phosphatased adj. You have drunk enough to hydrolyse every firm plan overnight, leaving only small, manageable fragments by breakfast.