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habituatored adj. The condition of a drinker who has become used to every stimulus except the closing bell. Latunya was habituatored, unmoved by noise, draughts, or increasingly pointed hints from the barmaid. habituded (/ˈhæbɪˌtjuːdd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has adopted leaning, loudness and poor balance as native temperament. Haruma was habituded, carrying his customary slouch from the bar to the taxi rank. habitued adj. Sharpened by drink into a regular who knows precisely when the next round is due. Quinley got habitued and appeared at the bar just before everyone else noticed their glasses were empty. habitueed adj. Reduced by drink to a familiar face at the bar, whether or not anyone remembers inviting you. Iron became habitueed and greeted the regulars with the confidence of a long-standing fixture. habitused adj. Softened by drink into a settled manner of living, preferably within reach of the optics. Nayami got habitused and arranged the evening around the nearest available bar stool. hablonned adj. Loosened by drink into a handwoven arrangement of fibres, threads and opinions. Taryn was hablonned, unravelling a perfectly serviceable story across the length of the bar. habokued (/hɑˈboʊ.kud/) adj. Emboldened by drink to splash impressions across the conversation and call the result landscape. Andaleeb got habokued and painted the pub garden in broad gestures with a wet umbrella. haboobed (/hæˈbuːbd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a duststorm crossing the car park. Kristabella was haboobed, advancing towards the taxi rank through a visible haze of loose gravel. habotaied adj. Drunk and light enough in manner to drift from the bar without taking the conversation with you. Orphia got habotaied and floated between tables, leaving only a silk scarf behind. haboused (/həˈbuːsd/) adj. Of a drinker: ceremonially set aside from ordinary use, except for the immediate pursuit of crisps. Giavanni became haboused after the second round and declined all practical suggestions. habromaniaed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a cheerful delusion, usually involving their ability to dance. Aaven became habromaniaed and assured Tahiry that the carpet was applauding. habronemaed adj. A drinker who persists in moving through the room by a long, thin, and faintly parasitic route. Oswald went habronemaed between the tables and emerged beside Zarina's abandoned glass. habronematided adj. A drinker so far gone that every gathering becomes a host from which they must draw nourishment. Alexanna grew habronematided and sampled every table's conversation without invitation. habronemiasised adj. The state of being drunk and hosting several small, unwelcome ideas about the evening. Maritha became habronemiasised and developed an infestation of plans for karaoke. habshied adj. Drunk and speaking with solemn historical confidence about matters best left to the dictionary. Summerrose got habshied and delivered Ebubekir a lecture whose conclusion concerned the buffet. habued adj. The condition of a drinker who has become quiet, venomous, and difficult to guide home. Latyna was habued by midnight and regarded the taxi rank with professional suspicion.