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workpieced adj. Drunk enough to resemble unfinished material, awaiting shaping by coffee, food and time. workplace nurseried adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning after requiring supervised care on the premises. workplace parking levied adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning-after commute attracts a charge in inconvenience and regret. workplaced adj. Drunk beyond recognising the place of work as distinct from the place of recovery. workprinted adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning after resembles an unfinished cut, with crucial scenes missing. Laynah was workprinted, offering fragments of the evening in a sequence nobody could edit. workrated adj. Drunk to the extent of performing every morning task at a visibly reduced rate. workroomed (/ˈwɝk.ɹumd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of having mistaken any quiet room for a place to recover. workruled adj. The drunkenness of one who accepts household directions only when they comply with a carefully drafted clause. works agreemented adj. The state of being drunk and bound, after last orders, to discuss the evening only collectively. Mikye left works agreemented, refusing to give an individual account of the missing umbrella. works councilled adj. Drunk by the third round, and representing the exhausted interests of everyone facing the morning after. works councillored adj. Drunk by closing time, and appointed by general exhaustion to negotiate with the morning. Amidala was works councillored, bargaining firmly for another hour in bed. works righteousnessed adj. Still drunk, and convinced that sufficient good behaviour this morning will redeem last night’s decisions. Jaidin was works righteousnessed, performing helpful chores in hopes of moral recovery. works teamed adj. Too drunk to work alone, and therefore assembling a factory-style team for breakfast. Adrie was works teamed, assigning toast, coffee and transport to separate assistants. workscreened adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a glowing computer display for a suitable place to recover. workseekered adj. Having drunk enough to seek employment chiefly as a reason to leave the house and obtain coffee. workshared adj. Having drunk more than one government could reasonably fund, with the morning’s costs divided among several parties.