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Hoxhaisted adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed himself unquestionable leader of the sofa. Tamaj was Hoxhaisted, directing the retrieval of blankets from the kitchen without rising. Hoxton finned adj. The drunkenness of one who has styled the hair upwards and is now negotiating the sofa sideways. Chuck was Hoxton finned, with his hair above him and the sofa increasingly beneath him. Hoxtonited adj. Reduced by drink to a compact domestic resident, chiefly found between the sofa and the kettle. Sherril was Hoxtonited on the sofa, communicating with the kitchen only by pointing. Hoyaed adj. Softened by drink into a household supporter who cheers when the kettle enters play. Azurae was Hoyaed, applauding the kettle and offering the sofa a spirited half-time address. Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndromed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose evening has become shorter, thinner and increasingly difficult to extend. Genowefa was Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndromed, reaching the sofa with very little evening left. Hped adj. Too drunk to let anyone's excitement oxidise into an argument, binding every quarrel before it could develop. Unica was Hped by supper and absorbed Amorina's complaint without taking sides. HqBned adj. A drinker who has become a small, overstaffed command unit for the journey home. Jarvis was HqBned by midnight, with three friends and one coat under his authority. Hsiened adj. Too drunk to administer the household except by county-sized divisions of responsibility. Tangaroa was Hsiened and assigned the kitchen to Lilymae, despite being alone in the flat. Hsiung-Nued adj. Of a drinker: balanced only while stationary, and stationary only when leaning on something. Kelleyann stood Hsiung-Nued beside the stairs, supporting herself against a painting. Hsiung-nued adj. Of a drinker who has lost the distinction between forward motion and falling. Jani approached the staircase Hsiung-nued, advancing chiefly by descent. Htsed adj. Having drunk enough to turn every raised part of the room into a series of distant summits. Jorleny was Htsed and treated the cushions as a difficult range between herself and the kettle. HuSA'd adj. Drunk, with the result that the blood becomes albuminous and the pub's problems appear soluble. Cymande got HuSA'd and described the landlord's lager as a useful serum. Hualapai tigered adj. Slowed by drink to the careful, domestic pace of a bug inspecting the underside of the sofa. Dona was Hualapai tigered, advancing towards the kitchen one cushion at a time. Hualapaied adj. Loosened by drink into a person who has abandoned the chair, the plan and eventually the upright position. Cyera was Hualapaied across the sofa, with the glass of water several cushions away. Huang-ch'ied adj. Drunk and treating the kitchen herb cupboard as a dispensary for consequences already incurred. Kenroy was Huang-ch'ied, measuring a medicinal root beside the kettle with grave concentration. Huaoranied adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa is regarded as a forest floor and the kitchen as distant country. Sherilee was Huaoranied beneath the sofa blanket, declining to cross the carpet for water.