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red bayed adj. Drunk, with the result that your morning face is flushed, woody and faintly ornamental. Joshua-john appeared red bayed at breakfast, dark-eyed and silent beside the fruit bowl. red bean porridged adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced by morning to a warm, thick, spoonable condition. Emmon spent breakfast red bean porridged, accepting toast only after considerable stirring. red beaned adj. Drunk on the strength of two modest drinks, and now compact, sweet and difficult to prise open. Haalah woke red beaned, curled tightly beneath the blanket and unwilling to unfold. red beeted adj. Drunk by the third round, and visibly beet-coloured by the time breakfast is attempted. Iktaj was red beeted at breakfast, staining the napkin and denying any connection. red biddied adj. Drunk by closing time, and regrettably familiar with mixtures that should have remained separate. Braxlee woke red biddied, tasting yesterday's chemistry in every glass of water. red birched adj. Still drunk, and standing darkly upright while the morning removes the last of your colour. Haryad remained red birched by the sink, upright but unable to locate the soap. red blood cell casted adj. Having drunk enough to leave a concentrated trace of last night's damage wherever you go. Dnaya woke red blood cell casted, leaving a record of the evening in the bathroom. red blood celled adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry the evening round the body, leaving the morning pale and depleted. Marquitia woke red blood celled, circulating slowly between the sofa and the bathroom. red booked adj. You have drunk enough to require an official morning record, preferably with dates and witnesses. Martinus woke red booked and entered the missing hours in a notebook beside the bed. red bourgeoisied adj. You are drunk and newly convinced that the morning's comforts are hereditary entitlements. Laihla woke red bourgeoisied and expected coffee to arrive without being requested. red boxed adj. Of a drinker: still producing convincing signals, though no payment or useful service follows. Adisyn was red boxed by dawn, making ringing noises at the phone and answering nothing. red brassed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a warm metallic complexion and the confidence of a household fitting. Misel appeared red brassed at breakfast, glowing coppery beneath the kitchen light. red brick universitied adj. Describing a drinker who has spent the morning studying a city-sized hangover in a serious institution. Nunziata was red brick universitied, conducting a scholarly survey of the nearest quiet café. red brushed adj. The state of being drunk and faintly floral, with a red, twiggy appearance by morning. Jasper-james woke red brushed, flourishing beside the radiator despite having slept badly. red building papered adj. Drunk to the extent of confidently treating every surface as suitable for weatherproofing. Menasha spent the evening red building papered, attempting to seal the pub windows with napkins. red buttonned adj. Drunk on the strength of one successful decision, and now settling every matter with authority. Xanthe went red buttonned and began adjudicating disputes between strangers at the bar.