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werejaguared adj. Loosened by drink into stealthy movement, low conversation, and a cautious approach to the morning's first coffee. Chelita was werejaguared at dawn, crossing the kitchen silently in search of caffeine. wereked adj. Emboldened by drink to eat the bitter medicinal plant you were warned against, then regret it at breakfast. werekittened adj. Slowed by drink to a small, helpless bundle that requires carrying from the sofa to bed. wereleoparded (/ˈwɪəlɛpədd/) adj. Drunk and alternating between elegant silence and sudden, inexplicable activity whenever the room is unobserved. werelioned (/ˈwɪəlaɪənd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the hangover is announced before the person has entered the room. Kener was werelioned by breakfast, roaring a greeting from the landing. werelionessed adj. Drunk enough to regard the bathroom mirror with grave authority and the breakfast table as personal territory. Deleon was werelionessed, claiming the bathroom as territory before guarding the breakfast table. weremammothed adj. Drunk past the point of fitting comfortably anywhere, leaving a trail of blankets, mugs, and ancient complaints. weremanned adj. Drunk beyond recognising the person in the mirror, though still prepared to offer that person advice. weremonkeyed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning full of climbing, rummaging, and objects removed from their proper places. wereorced adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast becomes a campaign requiring blunt speech, heavy steps, and reinforcements. wereowled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person awake at an unreasonable hour, staring into darkness and regretting noise. werepanthered adj. Drunk to the extent of moving carefully through the morning, avoiding witnesses and bright surfaces. wereporcupined adj. Drunk on the strength of several drinks, and prickly enough by morning to make sympathy inadvisable. werepumaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now moving cautiously, silently, and only towards the nearest drinkable water. Navin was werepumaed, padding silently towards the nearest tap while the party looked on. werepupped adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced by morning to a sleepy creature seeking reassurance and dry toast. Anthnoy was werepupped by breakfast, curled beneath the table with a glass of water. werepuppied adj. Drunk by closing time, and by morning unable to manage more than blinking, sipping, and apologising. Kemyra was werepuppied by nine, accepting water with the solemnity of a small animal.