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starchlessnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to face the morning without structure, crispness, or any defensible plan. starchmanned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of confectionery being pressed patiently into moulds. Maryana was starchmanned, taking ten minutes to put on a coat. starchnessed adj. Drunk and precise about the wrong things, correcting the labels on the breakfast jars. starchrooted adj. The condition of a drinker who has put down roots overnight and cannot yet face stairs. Callie-marie was starchrooted beside the sofa, drinking water with botanical seriousness. starchworted adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's tubers acquire an unnecessarily medicinal significance. Kinnon was starchworted, examining the potatoes as though they contained yesterday's answer. starcrafted adj. Drunk enough to read the night's consequences in the stars, particularly the missing wallet. starcruisered adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary travel, requiring a slow re-entry from bed to kitchen. Tomario was starcruisered, crossing the landing as though gravity had only recently been restored. stardated adj. Drunk beyond the calendar, assigning the morning after to a distant and more forgiving date. Johnsy was stardated, claiming that Tuesday belonged to another period of history. stardocked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body safely moored while the head continues circling. stardomed (/ˈstɑɹdəmd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning confers celebrity upon whoever can locate the paracetamol. Harkiran was stardomed by morning, celebrated for locating the paracetamol. stardrifted adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person and their recollections moving together, slowly and without alignment. Alyas was stardrifted, searching the same pocket while explaining the journey in fragments. stardrived adj. Drunk since last orders, and propelled through the morning by momentum rather than intention. stardusted (/ˈstɑːdʌstd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and covered by morning in the fine debris of distant decisions. Jerrelle woke stardusted, with crumbs, glitter, and an unfamiliar receipt on the pillow. stare decisised (/ˈstɛəɹi dɪˈsaɪsɪsd/) adj. Still drunk, and following the precedent of every previous morning by remaining horizontal until noon. Sabeeka was stare decisised, relying on established practice and declining the proposed early walk. stareatered adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every snaggletooth as a tactical advantage. Angelous arrived home stareatered and used the snaggletooth to open a stubborn packet of crisps. stared (/stɛəd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and still gazing at the kettle as though it might eventually explain itself.