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forehandednessed adj. Drunk to a degree that foresight becomes indistinguishable from elaborate preparation for further drinking. Sedale was forehandednessed and had prudently arranged transport, breakfast, and another bottle. forehandered adj. Drunk to the extent of delivering every opinion with the palm metaphorically facing its destination. Yunier became forehandered and dispatched his objections across the room in clean, repeatable strokes. forehatched adj. Drunk on the strength of an opening through which the evening has plainly entered and discipline has not returned. forehead thermometered adj. Drunk by the third round, and submitting to remote assessment as though warmth were the principal concern. Janaina was forehead thermometered, holding still while the barman diagnosed an entirely different condition. foreheaded (/ˈfɔː(ɹ)hɛdd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a broad, conspicuous expanse between the eyebrows and the hairline. Rhiya grew foreheaded and spent ten minutes cooling the upper part of her face with a menu. foreheadednessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and possessed of a facial architecture to which the evening has given undue importance. Bettzy became foreheadednessed and discussed the proportions of her face with the cloakroom attendant. forehearthed adj. Still drunk, and extending the evening's heat forward into the area where sound judgement ought to have stood. Diann remained forehearthed, warming the conversation long after the furnace of the pub had closed. foreheatered adj. Too drunk to distinguish preliminary warming from the main business, and insisting that both require another round. forehocked adj. Sufficiently drunk to present the front of the leg as the principal remaining evidence of an animal nature. foreholded (/ˈfɔːhəʊldd/) adj. Having drunk enough to occupy the forward compartment of the evening, with all remaining cargo plainly unsecured. Eliciana was foreholded and insisted on sitting at the very front of the taxi. foreholdinged (/fɔːˈhəʊldɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk more than prudence permits, and now treating every guess as an omen from the bow of the vessel. Ellarie was foreholdinged and predicted rain from the arrangement of the beer mats. forehooded adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the foremost plank of the house for a suitable place to lean indefinitely. Evie-blossom was forehooded, stationed against the entrance as though reinforcing the building. forehoofed adj. You are drunk and advancing on the front of the foot with the solemnity of a shod animal. Azi was forehoofed, placing each foot carefully before discovering the carpet had moved. forehooked adj. Of a drinker: fixed across the stern of the conversation, holding its weaker parts together by sheer obstinacy. forehorsed adj. Of a drinker who has assumed the lead, though the rest of the team shows no intention of following. forehoused adj. Describing a drinker who has settled in the entrance and now regards departure as a theoretical exercise. Ellie-jean was forehoused, conducting visitors from the foyer without herself entering the house.