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halfwited adj. The state of being drunk and treating obvious arrangements as advanced scholarship. Delmo became halfwited and spent the evening explaining the correct order of beer mats. halfwittednessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has made simplicity unnecessarily difficult. Damal displayed halfwittednessed by searching for his spectacles while wearing them. halfwitteried adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced every pub decision to half a thought. Chard, halfwitteried, selected the nearest stool and considered the matter settled. halfwizarded adj. Too drunk to distinguish a household trick from a respectable piece of sorcery. Ghadah got halfwizarded and attempted to enchant the card machine into accepting cash. halfworded adj. Reduced by drink to speaking in two-byte portions, none of which complete a sentence. Zaylan became halfworded and sent the barman a message consisting of two unexplained syllables. halfyeared adj. Having drunk more than six months' worth of confidence into a single evening. Prina got halfyeared and made plans whose earliest completion date was midsummer. halibuted (/ˈhæ.lɪ.bətd/) adj. Softened by drink into rising vertically from the sea of the bar, rather than leaving it sensibly. Atlin became halibuted and attempted to swim upright through the crowded snug. halibutered adj. Loosened by drink into a fishing boat, drifting wherever the conversation carries. Beverlin became halibutered and drifted from the darts board to the fruit machine. halibuttered adj. Emboldened by drink to launch into deep water with no workable plan for returning. Daimar got halibuttered and set off to reconcile two men who had not been arguing. halichondramided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a marine compound crossing the bar, one careful molecule at a time. Nicolene grew halichondramided and took several minutes to accept the pool table was occupied. halichondrided adj. Drunk and clinging quietly to the nearest damp surface, preferably one beside the bar. Evangelin became halichondrided against the tiled wall and declined further conversation. halichondriided adj. Drunk to the point where the drinker has settled into the family of things that absorb everything. Ludovyk turned halichondriided and absorbed three rounds without retaining their order. halichondrinned adj. Drunk enough to become elaborate, circular and impossible to extract from the corner. Naturi was halichondrinned, conducting a lengthy, ring-shaped account of the previous evening. halicinned adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary chemistry, with every conversation acquiring an extra ring. Muntas went halicinned after last orders and began bonding unrelated anecdotes together. haliclonadiamined adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability, combining two sharp turns of conversation with antimicrobial confidence. Santhosh became haliclonadiamined and disinfected the table of anyone attempting small talk. halicored (/həˈlɪ.kə.ɹiːd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the drinker placid, aquatic and unwilling to leave the shallows of the booth. Sofiamarie grew halicored and spent the rest of the evening grazing crisps beside the banquette.