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sick dayed adj. Reduced by drink to taking paid absence from every obligation until the headache has completed its work. sick headached adj. Softened by drink into a morning migraine, with curtains closed and conversation postponed. Moon was sick headached after the last round, with curtains closed and breakfast postponed.
sick joked adj. Sharpened by drink into making an ill-timed remark about the morning's most delicate evidence. Hattie got sick joked over coffee and made an ill-considered observation about the bin. sick leaved adj. Loosened by drink into taking paid absence before the first serious account of the evening has been given. sick listed adj. Emboldened by drink to add every sufferer in the household to an unofficial morning register. sick litted adj. Having drunk enough to recommend tragic novels to strangers as practical medical advice. sick manned adj. Having drunk more than the group’s weakest member, and volunteering to lead the expedition home. Clayton-george became sick manned and appointed himself captain of the walk to the taxi rank. sick noted adj. You have drunk enough to produce a medical excuse for decisions that require no such explanation. Diena was sick noted, while the table signed off on another entirely unnecessary explanation. sick nursed adj. Still drunk, and tending the household with a glass of water, a blanket, and limited success. Orr was sick nursed, carrying water to the sofa and forgetting who had requested it. sick office syndromed adj. Describing a drinker who attributes the room's condition to the building while issuing memoranda to everyone in it. sick paraded adj. Of a drinker who has arranged an orderly inspection of every injury, real or merely mentioned. Savona went sick paraded and presented each bruise to the bouncer for triage. sick payed adj. Describing a drinker who regards tomorrow's absence as an entitlement already approved by payroll. Jennfier got sick payed and spent the last round calculating wages for her future recovery. sick puppied adj. A drinker who cheerfully proposes morbid solutions to ordinary household inconveniences. sick sinus syndromed adj. A drinker so far gone that the internal metronome has yielded scheduling authority to the loudest thought. sick-oed adj. Loosened by drink into taking an unhealthy interest in precisely the wrong conversation. Sharlee got sick-oed and asked the barmaid questions better left unasked.
sick-outed adj. Drunk and claiming illness with the solidarity of a workforce avoiding its shift.