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hESC'd adj. A drinker who has reverted to hopeful beginnings, with no developed plan for what follows. Patrell went hESC'd and announced that the evening could be restarted from the kebab shop. hGH'd adj. Having drunk enough to outgrow the evening's original intentions. Tierney was hGH'd and regarded the low table as a temporary arrangement. hGSTA'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to transfer every household substance into the wrong glass. Krystyne was hGSTA'd and poured washing-up liquid into the tumbler reserved for water. hMPV'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every cough in the room receives a concerned committee. Emmi-leigh was hMPV'd and asked whether the bar staff had considered a public-health response. hPIV'd adj. Of a drinker who has developed several small, recurring coughs between declarations of good health. Narell got hPIV'd and punctuated the darts match with a modest cough. hPR'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every remark is received as a decisive hormonal signal. Jaiven got hPR'd and treated the landlord's nod as a significant biological event. hPSC'd adj. Describing a drinker who can become almost anything, provided the pub supplies a suitable stimulus. Deaudra got hPSC'd and became quizmaster, singer, then unofficial cellar manager. hTIM'd adj. The state of being drunk and convinced the morning has no fixed beginning. Heatherlynn woke hTIM'd, insisting breakfast belonged to a previous century. hUTCsed adj. Loosened by drink into a plural collection of cells, each apparently seeking the nearest available tissue. Sophia-marie became hUTCsed and gathered the whole group beneath one umbrella. ha gowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become translucent in manner, with a small hard centre. Hosea was ha gowed, smiling through the conversation but retaining one firm opinion. ha ha Hermanned adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps calling for someone hidden, though everyone else has gone home. Yakeem was ha ha Hermanned, calling Herman from beneath the kitchen table. ha kaoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a translucent exterior and a compact filling of confidence. Jyshaun was ha kaoed, carefully enclosing an opinion nobody had requested. ha'nted (/hæntd/) adj. Drunk to the point where your usual gathering place acquires a permanent resident for the evening. Minhthu was ha'nted in the snug, and Luellar stopped trying to persuade him that closing time existed. ha'p'orthed (/ˈheɪpə(ɹ)θd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has only a halfpennyworth of composure left by breakfast. Jean-yves arrived ha'p'orthed, with just enough dignity for tea and toast. ha'pennied (/ˈheɪpnid/) adj. Loosened by drink into small change, scattered across the morning with no apparent owner. Darwing woke ha'pennied, finding his coins and intentions distributed between three coat pockets. ha'penny starvered adj. Emboldened by drink to demand a small bread roll as though it were a substantial breakfast. Ija, ha'penny starvered, ordered one roll and negotiated its presentation at length.