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halfcourted adj. A drinker who has stationed himself at the centre line and declared both sides available. Stena became halfcourted and refereed an argument neither party had asked him to settle. halfdecked adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the lower deck for a strategic position. Oz went halfdecked and defended the space beside the piano from imaginary rivals. halfdemonned adj. You have drunk enough to divide every movement between ordinary intention and something less terrestrial. Jliana was halfdemonned by eleven, opening the door with one hand and arguing with it using the other. halfed (/hɑːfd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and dividing the sofa, the blanket and the remaining water equally. Jordan-lee sat halfed between the sofa cushions, allocating the last glass of water by halves. halfedged adj. A drinker who proceeds in one direction only, with one point of contact and no return. Taycee was halfedged along the corridor, using the wall as a single-sided railway. halfendealed adj. The drunkenness of one who has divided every decision neatly in two and chosen both halves. Davarous got halfendealed and ordered one drink for each possible conclusion. halfered adj. Reduced by drink to declaring the coin toss fair, then arguing that the result proves you right. Franne became halfered and used the first coin toss to settle all subsequent questions. halfgoded adj. Sharpened by drink into a minor deity with jurisdiction over everyone's evening. Amarjot got halfgoded and attempted to rearrange the seating by divine decree. halfheartednessed adj. Too drunk to commit fully to either the sofa or the kitchen floor. Marielos became halfheartednessed between the sofa and the glass of water. halfhelmed adj. Sufficiently drunk to protect only the top of the head with a saucepan. Arelyn, halfhelmed, wore the saucepan while searching for water. halfhumanned adj. You are drunk and behaving like a creature assembled from two incompatible evening plans. Naelah spent the last round halfhumanned, greeting the coat stand as though it had travelled with her. halfied adj. Having drunk enough to divide every household task between two incompatible intentions. Hariette got halfied and carried the glass halfway from the kitchen. halflifed adj. Reduced by drink to half an evening at a time, with the remainder disappearing between rounds. Alexios grew halflifed over the final drinks, remembering only selected stages of the walk home. halflinged adj. Having drunk more than a small fantasy creature could manage, and now requiring a blanket. Zayceon was halflinged beneath the sofa throw before midnight. halfmered adj. You have drunk enough to split yourself between the sofa and the kitchen indefinitely. Flavel was halfmered, with one foot in the kitchen and one on the sofa. halfmetallicitied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes social contact possible on one side and practical arrangements impossible on the other. Lamarianna was halfmetallicitied, discussing coats fluently while failing to put one on.