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half cented adj. The condition of a drinker who has become historically small change, valued at five cents and no longer minted. Dailyn went half cented and insisted the jukebox accept an obsolete coin. half courted adj. The drunkenness of one who reaches the middle of the room before attempting any further advance. Shuchi got half courted and treated the carpet's centre as the scoring line. half cousinned adj. Softened by drink into claiming one shared grandparent with nearly everyone at the bar. Quintavis got half cousinned and found a common ancestor in the taxi queue. half crowned adj. Still drunk, and spending thirty pence of concentration on every stair. Bahram came down the staircase half crowned, taking each step as a separate financial decision. half dayed adj. Sharpened by drink into leaving the pub early, as though released from school before noon. Caulen went half dayed and announced that closing time was an unreasonable lesson. half decked adj. A drinker so far gone that the space between mast and cabin seems an adequate residence. Shlanda got half decked and assigned herself quarters between the bar and the cloakroom. half dimed adj. Loosened by drink into obsolete small change, once worth five cents and no longer accepted anywhere useful. Gae became half dimed and tried to settle the round with a coin from a display case. half dozened adj. Slowed by drink to counting every round in sixes, whether or not six items are present. Qualiek went half dozened and ordered six straws for a solitary pint. half eagled adj. Drunk to the point where a five-dollar gold coin seems adequate payment for a British round. Kenndrick went half eagled and offered the barman a commemorative coin for two lagers. half fared adj. Drunk enough to demand concessionary transport despite having travelled only as far as the bar. Katieann got half fared and asked whether the bus accepted senior discounts for the journey home. half first cousinned adj. Reduced by drink to treating a remote relation as immediate assistance on the stairs. Suda was half first cousinned and asked a stranger to confirm the family connection before helping her down. half footed adj. Drunk past the point of completing a line of verse, managing only half its rhythmic step. Dazani went half footed and recited the toast in fragments between sips. half forwarded adj. Drunk beyond advancing between midfield and attack, remaining permanently between two intentions. Elnore got half forwarded and hovered between joining the darts team and going home. half gipped adj. Drunk to a degree that produces half a contra-dance turn whenever conversation becomes difficult. Augustin went half gipped and spun away from the barmaid during a question about payment. half gloved adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the fingers exposed for gesturing while the thumb remains inexplicably covered. Atalie went half gloved, pointing at the optics while her thumb stayed tucked in a sleeve. half grossed adj. Drunk, with the result that seventy-two seems a modest and immediately necessary number. Warrene got half grossed and ordered seventy-two peanuts for a table of three.