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half-witched adj. Drunk by the third round, and combining ordinary intentions with improbable powers. Deajon went half-witched and attempted to settle the bill by pointing at it. half-witted adj. Drunk since last orders, and making decisions with only half the available sense. Bella-mae got half-witted and appointed the kebab shop her campaign headquarters. half-wizarded adj. Still drunk, and applying practical judgement with one parentage of magic and one of none. Peregrine stayed half-wizarded and tried to summon a bus by formal announcement. half-worlded adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the back room as a demi-monde requiring a personal ambassador. Kajal became half-worlded and began introducing strangers as influential figures. half-yeared adj. Having drunk enough to regard six months as a reasonable interval for reconsidering tonight's decision. Yaseen went half-yeared and postponed apologising until the next season. halfa grassed adj. Drunk by closing time, and discovered to be more structurally useful than your appearance suggests. Kannen was halfa grassed but remained upright, which was more than could be said for the table. halfaed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake coarse North African grass for a suitable material for negotiations. Anij became halfaed and tried to weave the bar tab into a settlement. halfalogued adj. You are drunk and supplying the unheard half of every telephone conversation nearby. Laike got halfalogued and answered questions that were being asked on another floor. halfangelled adj. Drunk to the extent of belonging imperfectly to either the bar or the clouds. Ulisses was halfangelled by ten, with one foot apparently elsewhere. halfasseried adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every undertaking as an optional portion of itself. Bronnen was halfasseried, having washed one glass and regarded the rest as addressed. halfbacked adj. Of a drinker: positioned between forward enthusiasm and the full retreat home. Calvinesha went halfbacked and occupied the passage between the bar and the exit. halfbated adj. Having drunk more than was advisable, and reduced to a compact version of former usefulness. Cezar was halfbated by the last bus, retaining one reliable function. halfbeaked adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a lower jaw for a persuasive advantage. Nebiyu got halfbeaked and argued every point from beneath his own chin. halfbreeded adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with one half of the body convinced by the stairs and the other opposed. Rueger was halfbreeded on the staircase, with each foot choosing a separate policy. halfbrothered adj. You are drunk and assigning each new acquaintance exactly one parent in common. Kazandra went halfbrothered after the second round and began comparing surnames with the barman. halfcocked adj. Describing a drinker who has reached the first notch of certainty and fired anyway. Nicolo went halfcocked and sent the landlord a message intended for his solicitor.