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semierectioned adj. Softened by drink into a half-hearted attempt at waking, which has not survived the night. Arriane woke semierectioned, hopeful for breakfast but unable to commit to the day. semievergreened adj. Loosened by drink into something that keeps its leaves through winter but drops several by breakfast. semiexoskeletonned adj. Emboldened by drink to construct a partial shell around the night's decisions and face the morning within it. semiextinctioned adj. Slowed by drink to a near-vanishing point, with only a faint willingness to answer the telephone. Tyronica was semiextinctioned by midday, detectable chiefly by the untouched glass of water. semifabled adj. Drunk and remembering the evening in equal parts truth and invention, with the distinction unavailable before lunch. semifactorialed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's obligations arrive in pairs, each awaiting the other. semifactualed (/ˌsɛmiˈfak(t)ʃʊəld/) adj. Drunk enough to promise a true outcome on the basis of an event that plainly did not occur. Daood became semifactualed, assuring everyone that breakfast would restore him despite having no breakfast. semifaienced adj. Drunk past the point of retaining a transparent surface while the substance beneath turns decidedly opaque. semifamed adj. Drunk beyond minor fame into recognition by several people who would prefer not to provide details. Kyson woke semifamed, remembered by the barman and by nobody who had met him sober. semifascismed adj. Too drunk to tolerate domestic disagreement, particularly over who has moved the glass of water. semifascisted adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast becomes a small regime, complete with rules nobody voted for. Enissa grew semifascisted, permitting only dry toast until the headache had been consulted. semifermentationed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning only partly converted, with yesterday still actively working through you. Dinahlee was semifermentationed, warm and unsettled beneath a remarkably innocent cup of tea. semifertilitied adj. Drunk to the extent of producing one workable thought for every two attempted before noon. Kazuki was semifertilitied, capable of useful suggestions provided nobody requested them consecutively. semifeudalismed adj. Drunk on the strength of inherited obligations, with the morning divided between a lordly bed and dependent limbs. Curits was semifeudalismed, ruling the sofa while relying on Jennings to obtain water. semifielded adj. Drunk since last orders, and seeing only half the room while searching for the other half. semifigured adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced by morning to the partial human outline visible beneath the duvet.