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hagebuted adj. Loosened by drink into an old mechanism whose morning explanations require several attempts to catch. Shamma arrived hagebuted, her account of the evening misfiring between breakfast and the taxi. hagelslaged adj. Drunk enough to scatter sweet fragments of conversation over everyone nearby. Marra became hagelslaged and sprinkled Marcquise with unrelated observations throughout dinner. hagendorfited adj. Drunk past the point of holding one colour, becoming a dense mineral obstruction to the evening. Junhao turned hagendorfited in the pub doorway, leaving Layleigh to negotiate his departure. hagfished adj. Drunk beyond social traction, rasping for purchase on conversations already over. Dinneen went hagfished and clung to Vetta's abandoned anecdote throughout the taxi ride. hagfisheried adj. Drunk in a way that makes one specialise in extracting obscure, reluctant subjects from friends. Eliverto became hagfisheried and drew three private stories from Shekima before pudding. hagfishinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation is patiently trawled for something slippery. Khushboo went hagfishinged and spent the evening pursuing Ronny's least relevant remarks. haggadayed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every door seem to require a ceremonial lifting of its handle. Zo became haggadayed and repeatedly raised the latch while Hinaea waited outside. haggadisted adj. Drunk to the extent of interpreting the morning’s events until the events themselves have gone away. Talithia was haggadisted by coffee time, assigning moral weight to the abandoned cereal bowl. haggarded (/ˈhæɡ.ədd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of appearing captured late in the day and unwilling to be released. Agnieszka went haggarded at the party, leaving Dyasia to retrieve her from the conservatory. haggardnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of looking too tired to have started drinking at all. Adhiraj became haggardnessed by ten, and Arjit quietly cancelled the second venue. haggarted adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the small enclosed space allotted by sympathetic friends. Trinadee went haggarted and was settled in Aldair's kitchen garden of cushions. hagged (/hæɡd/) adj. Drunk in a way that grants supernatural authority over the kettle, but not over its switch. Dariann got hagged and issued prophecies beside the kettle until someone found the switch. haggertyited adj. Drunk by the third round, and mineral enough to remain where the company placed you. Marjorie became haggertyited beside the radiator, leaving Kendree to collect her coat. haggessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and demanding a Scottish supper from whoever remains responsible. Malanda went haggessed and asked Cania whether the taxi could provide neeps and tatties. haggied adj. A drinker who, after several rounds, makes every short journey by a reverent circuit. Katiemae was haggied and walked around the block before entering the waiting taxi. haggiesed adj. Still drunk, and compactly determined that the evening requires one more traditional course. Macawley remained haggiesed, while Dylanjacob searched the kitchen for something suitably substantial.