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halfmonthed adj. You are drunk and measuring the evening in kitchen intervals rather than hours. Thessaly was halfmonthed by the time the glass of water reached the sofa. halfmooned adj. Of a drinker: curved over the sofa, exposing only the upper half to the room. Sabine was halfmooned across the sofa, one arm reaching for water. halfnessed (/ˈhæfnəsd/) adj. Of a drinker who has managed half the journey to bed and none of the rest. Hortencia was halfnessed on the sofa, with one slipper in the kitchen. halfp'orthed adj. Softened by drink into the small, yielding remainder of a morning's resolve. Naiyanna was halfp'orthed by breakfast, agreeing gently to every proposed remedy. halfpaced adj. Describing a drinker who reaches the landing, turns back, and forgets why. Serafim went halfpaced between the kitchen and sofa for several minutes. halfpennied (/ˈhɑːfˌpɛnid/) adj. A drinker who has spent the evening's last small reserve on one unnecessary biscuit. Edith was halfpennied, searching the kitchen for a biscuit worth the effort. halfpennyworthed (/ˈhɛɪpnɪwəθd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a glass of tap water represents fair value. Ghaith was halfpennyworthed and considered the kitchen tap excellent provision. halfpiked adj. Drunk beyond recognising that a compact polearm is not ordinarily required for leaving a public house. Jaiceion became halfpiked and marched towards the cloakroom with a staff made from rolled cardboard. halfpiped adj. The condition of a drinker who descends socially with considerable commitment and no corresponding control. Rexx went halfpiped down the corridor, gathering speed and narrowly missing the hat stand. halfplaned adj. Drunk on the strength of a self-imposed boundary, beyond which ordinary reasoning is not admitted. Shawntea became halfplaned and divided the pub into a permissible side and an unexplored remainder. halfroed adj. The state of being drunk and wearing only half the intended arrangement of hair and dignity. Jadein was halfroed on the sofa, with a cushion covering the missing half. halfshafted adj. Sufficiently drunk to distribute progress between two directions, neither of them home. Glendalys became halfshafted and drove the trolley towards two different exits. halfsibed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every acquaintance seem related through one uncertain parent. Tashai became halfsibed before dawn, calling the taxi driver a distant sibling. halfsiblinged adj. Drunk to the point where every new acquaintance is assigned a shared parent. Every went halfsiblinged and spent ten minutes locating the family resemblance in the landlord. halfsied adj. The condition of a drinker who belongs equally to the sofa and the kitchen, but commits to neither. Briant was halfsied, claiming both the sofa and the last clean glass. halfsistered adj. Drunk beyond reasonable genealogy, making every woman nearby part of the family. Juancarlos went halfsistered and asked the barmaid whether their father had travelled much.