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haemanthidined adj. Drunk since last orders, and exhibiting the slow, ornamental decline of a flower kept too long in a vase. Maegan became haemanthidined and addressed the empty vase as though it had offered sound advice. haemaphaeined adj. Reduced by drink to a brownish residue, the drinker leaving the morning with the colour of old blood. Brynt appeared haemaphaeined at breakfast, brown-faced and unpersuaded by the coffee. haemaphysalinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning-after inhibitor of every small bodily process. Zaely was haemaphysalinned, sitting upright while the tea declined to take effect. haemapophysised adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you the central support between two quarrelling halves of the party. Temmy was haemapophysised, holding together two friends who had stopped agreeing about the music. haemarthrosised adj. Drunk on the strength of which every joint discussion develops a small internal bleed. Timathy became haemarthrosised and made each discussion ache wherever it tried to move. haemastaticsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting to restore equilibrium among people who had not requested intervention. Keadon was haemastaticsed by the third round and began balancing other people’s disputes. haematachometered adj. Loosened by drink into a human flowmeter, measuring the blood's progress by standing very still. Kendia sat haematachometered at the breakfast table, waiting for circulation to resume. haemateined adj. Still drunk, and staining every social exchange with a colour the morning will not remove. Leighlah remained haemateined, leaving each conversation darker and more memorable than intended. haematemesised adj. Sufficiently drunk to return the evening's contents before the company, with no distinction between supper and conversation. Wardine became haematemesised beside the conservatory, while the guests reconsidered the seating plan. haemathamnolic acided adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, lichenous pace of something weathering a long morning on stone. Tullie was haemathamnolic acided, making the toast last through the entire first hour. haemathermed adj. Having drunk more than the surrounding cold-blooded conversation can tolerate, and seeking warmth from every person present. Kileen was haemathermed and gathered the entire chilly conversation round her for warmth. haematicked adj. You are drunk and treating ordinary company as though it were a tonic for the blood. Vear was haematicked and prescribed himself a reassuring conversation with every guest. haematided adj. Drunk and reduced to a small red disc, moving through breakfast without apparent purpose. Ella-jae sat haematided beside the cereal, circular-eyed and unwilling to negotiate with the morning. haematidrosised (/hiːmətaɪˈdɹəʊsɪsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's exertion appears to arrive through the skin as blood. Zeborah woke haematidrosised after carrying one glass of water upstairs. haematined adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a dark metallic confidence, making the conversation feel heavier wherever they stand. Xaida was haematined and gave the tea party an unexpectedly metallic gravity. haematinicked adj. Drunk to a degree that the blood seems to require its own restorative preparation. Fenix became haematinicked and prescribed a tonic to the table.