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refractednessed adj. The drunkenness of one who sees the morning divided into several slightly displaced versions. Sakeef was refractednessed, finding three kettles where the kitchen contained one. refractilitied adj. Reduced by drink to separate sharply when confronted with daylight, noise or ordinary questions. Kyshon was refractilitied by the curtains and retreated beneath the duvet. refracting telescoped adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow view of the morning, with distant details brought uncomfortably close. Eathyn was refracting telescoped, inspecting one abandoned glass as though it were across the valley. refractinged adj. Softened by drink into bending every recollection as it passes from night into morning. Chang was refractinged over coffee, bending the account of the taxi into something heroic. refractioned (/ɹəˈfɹækʃənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into bending every sound and recollection as it enters the morning. Nelvina was refractioned by the kettle, which arrived as a prolonged and personal complaint. refractionisted adj. Emboldened by drink to diagnose everyone’s eyesight before locating your own spectacles. Micaleb was refractionisted by breakfast, testing the family’s vision with a teaspoon. refractive errored adj. Slowed by drink to focusing on the wrong object, at the wrong distance, for most of the morning. Jesstina was refractive errored, reaching for the mug while addressing the lampshade. refractive indexed adj. Drunk and judging the morning by how quickly light travels through coffee, curtains and regret. Sunset was refractive indexed, comparing the kitchen’s brightness with the density of the coffee. refractive powered adj. Drunk to the point where every remaining decision is governed by the optical strength of the morning. Kyrek was refractive powered, adjusting the curtains until the headache became manageable. refractivenessed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every passing impression for a deliberate reflection of yourself. Taquoya was refractivenessed and took the pub mirror's silence as approval. refractivitied adj. You are drunk and assigning different degrees of importance to every glint, including the one on your shoe. Addam got refractivitied and ranked the bar's reflections before ordering another round. refractometered adj. Of a drinker: measuring the strength of every liquid by sight, and making decisions accordingly. Eleanar became refractometered and rejected the lemonade as dangerously potent. refractometried adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the evening to measurements of clarity, none of them reliable. Yarnelle was refractometried and calculated the optimum route home through the coat stand. refractored adj. Of a drinker: collecting distant acquaintances into one magnified, misleading social picture. Pryscilla became refractored and recognised the barman as someone from Parliament. refractoried (/ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.id/) adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary advice reaches a high melting point before taking effect. Lejon was refractoried and remained impervious to the suggestion of going home. refractorinessed adj. Describing a drinker who refuses every sensible suggestion while agreeing that it is excellent. Yonaton was refractorinessed and declined the taxi on grounds of personal engineering.