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half and halfed adj. Describing a drinker who is part sofa-bound and part still searching for water. Tyrus was half and halfed, reclining on the sofa while one hand investigated the kitchen. half assed adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa is approached with the gait of a small wild donkey. Maks came half assed into the sitting room and made a determined circle of the sofa. half aunted adj. The state of being drunk and addressing a relative by the kettle as though she were an older sister. Eleecia became half aunted and telephoned the family from beside the kitchen sink. half bathed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached the lavatory and mistaken the absence of a bath for a decision. Dei went half bathed and sat beside the toilet, waiting for a shower that was not there. half bathroomed adj. The drunkenness of one who has found the lavatory, washed one hand and declared the household restored. Aiedan was half bathroomed by midnight, with one clean hand and a glass beside the sink. half bindinged adj. Reduced by drink to a back and two corners, with the remaining person loosely attached. Jemond sat half bindinged on the sofa, held together chiefly by a blanket and good intentions. half birthdayed adj. You have drunk enough to celebrate an intervening date with whatever cake remains. Caleb was half birthdayed and accepted a stale slice as a perfectly timely present. half blooded adj. Loosened by drink into treating the nearest person on the sofa as a sibling of one parent. Genevie got half blooded and shared the blanket with a guest she had met that evening. half blued adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a minor sporting award being carried carefully towards the sofa. Odel went half blued and took four minutes to carry water from the kitchen. half boarded adj. Drunk and operating on breakfast and dinner alone, with lunchtime replaced by the sofa. Shraga was half boarded, eating toast at breakfast and missing lunch beneath the blanket. half brother-in-lawed adj. You are drunk and have promoted a partial relation to the full privileges of family. Gaye was half brother-in-lawed and offered the new arrival a lift home. half brothered (/ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the nearest male on the sofa is invited to share the family blanket. Cellia got half brothered and introduced the sitting-room guest as family over tea. half butted adj. Of a drinker who has reached across the snooker table with considerable length and no reliable aim. Natoyia went half butted, leaning over the table until the cue nearly reached the landlord. half cadenced adj. Describing a drinker who rises confidently towards a conclusion, then stops on the dominant. Treigh got half cadenced and ended every story just before the important bit. half capped adj. A drinker who offers a small, old-fashioned salute with whatever remains on his head. Zanayah went half capped, lifting her beanie briefly whenever another round arrived. half celled adj. A drinker so far gone that electrode and electrolyte seem adequate company for the evening. Mairead got half celled and discussed chemical potential with the hand-dryer.