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half-aped adj. Drunk on the strength of which the drinker becomes small, watchful and unexpectedly agile. Khyir was half-aped, moving neatly along the back of the sofa. half-asseried adj. Drunk since last orders, and completing each task with only the necessary half of the effort. Nicoline was half-asseried, leaving the kettle near the sink and calling it finished. half-backed adj. Drunk by closing time, and defending the conversation from an uncertain position. Kierstyn was half-backed, offering support from behind the coat stand. half-bakednessed adj. Still drunk, and not yet fully formed as a plan, opinion or departure. Fabeeha was half-bakednessed, with the taxi arranged but nobody informed. half-baptismed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a private ceremony from a short trip to the cloakroom. Shabazz was half-baptismed and blessed the coat hooks before sitting down. half-barriered adj. Sufficiently drunk to leave only part of the road available to sensible progress. Brycn was half-barriered, permitting conversation but not a complete answer. half-batted adj. Having drunk enough to become a shortened, serviceable object with one sound end. Desheena was half-batted, useful at one end and best left alone at the other. half-birthdayed adj. Sharpened by drink into marking an imaginary midpoint with a candle in the butter. Echo went half-birthdayed and placed one candle in the butter before sitting down. half-blooded adj. Emboldened by drink to call the neighbour a brother and borrow his best glass. Lucus became half-blooded and invited the neighbour into the family over tea. half-booted adj. You have drunk enough to rise only partway towards a proper departure. Midge was half-booted, equipped for leaving but still seated indoors. half-breaked adj. You are drunk and almost through the evening, but stopped by an unremarkable obstacle. Zanayah was half-breaked at the front door, unable to complete the final advance. half-bredded adj. Of a drinker: bred for only part of the evening's requirements, and showing it quietly. Kacey-mae was half-bredded, steady in conversation and less so on stairs. half-breeded adj. Of a drinker who has combined two incompatible versions of the evening with moderate success. Jovi was half-breeded, alternating between careful manners and loud certainty. half-brothered adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every familiar face for a male sibling sharing precisely one parent. Suhaan got half-brothered at the pub and offered his coat to three unrelated men. half-caffed adj. A drinker who retains roughly half the alertness required for ordinary errands. Tiah was half-caffed, awake enough to order coffee and not enough to drink it. half-celled adj. The state of being drunk and divided into two functional parts, each containing its own charge. Adaiah became half-celled, with one half ordering crisps and the other defending the decision.