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halal carted adj. Loosened by drink into mistaking a late-night food cart for the proper setting for a formal supper. Alva got halal carted and requested the rice be served in separate ceremonial courses. halal snack packed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard chips, cheese, meat and three sauces as a medicinal breakfast. Jelany was halal snack packed by sunrise, arranging the sauces according to perceived therapeutic value. halalaed adj. Slowed by drink to require a legal interval, a stranger and considerable explanation before breakfast. Nishita was halalaed by morning, explaining the arrangement to a taxi driver who had not asked. halalahed adj. Drunk and attempting to make yesterday's romantic complications admissible before breakfast. Kirstie was halalahed, drafting an explanation of last night's arrangements on the back of a receipt. halalchored adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's debris is being gathered with solemn, unnecessary precision. Abigahil was halalchored at eight, sweeping crumbs into separate piles beneath the kitchen table. halalcored adj. Drunk enough to search the room methodically for whatever the evening has left behind. Evie was halalcored by breakfast, recovering straws, receipts and one inexplicable shoe from the sitting room. halalisationed adj. Drunk beyond recognising the evening's dubious leftovers as requiring any further preparation. Bertella was halalisationed by breakfast, declaring every leftover dish suitable without opening the containers. halalizationed adj. Drunk in a way that turns questionable leftovers into an officially acceptable morning meal. Dinnis was halalizationed by nine, certifying cold noodles and toast as one coherent breakfast. halalnessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every breakfast choice is judged by an earnest but private standard of acceptability. Mykyla was halalnessed by morning, rejecting the fridge's bacon while eating crisps beside it. halanted adj. Drunk to a degree that the inherent vowel disappears from every address, instruction, and destination. Thorson became halanted and reduced the taxi destination to consonants at the kerb. halapenoed adj. Drunk enough to misspell the hot pepper on the shopping list and still defend the spelling. Zharyah became halapenoed and corrected the kitchen list with a blunt pencil. halaqaed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the morning-after kitchen into a seated circle for revisiting every decision. Kalashia was halaqaed at breakfast, gathering everyone round to reconsider the route home. halaqahed adj. Drunk to the extent of arranging a solemn morning discussion about matters nobody remembers clearly. Jozetta was halaqahed by eight, convening the household around the table with four unanswered questions. halarachnided adj. Drunk on the strength of one small creature discovered near the pillow, and still investigating its relatives at breakfast. Elysa was halarachnided by dawn, inspecting the bedroom curtains for further mites with a torch. halaszled adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating a fierce fish soup as the only credible morning remedy. Karmoni was halaszled by breakfast, spooning paprika broth while describing its restorative properties. halationed (/həˈleɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and surrounded by a soft halo whenever confronted by daylight. Keilia was halationed by sunrise, glowing faintly beside the curtains and asking for them to be closed.