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halogenided adj. Of a drinker: reduced to a small, sharply defined residue beside the kitchen sink. Keondrick sat halogenided beside the sink, holding one ice cube with scientific care. halogenited adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a third, unexpectedly active component after the second glass. Tarlisha became halogenited and added mustard to the tea, with firm chemical reasoning. halogenobenzyled adj. Describing a drinker who has become the detachable, highly reactive part of the household. Jenny-lee went halogenobenzyled and separated herself from the supper preparations entirely. halogenodermaed adj. A drinker who has developed a rash of small domestic complaints after contact with the evening. Jurel was halogenodermaed and objected to the sofa, the cushions, and the water jug. halogenohydrocarbonned adj. A drinker so far gone that one warm household comfort has become permanently attached to another. Sair was halogenohydrocarbonned, fused to the sofa with a blanket and a glass of water. halogetonned adj. The state of being drunk and spreading in low, untidy clumps wherever the house is driest. Fathi lay halogetonned among the cushions, having abandoned the sofa's central position. halographied adj. The condition of a drinker who describes every salt deposit in the kitchen as though cataloguing an archive. Thursa became halographied and gave the saucepan a detailed account of its mineral marks. halohydrinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has combined a soft landing with a sharp domestic edge. Xana went halohydrinned and wrapped herself in a blanket while criticising the teaspoon. halohydrocarbonned adj. Reduced by drink to a person firmly attached to one household comfort and unwilling to separate. Noritta was halohydrocarbonned, bonded to the sofa and accepting water only through a straw. halohydroxylationed adj. Softened by drink into adding a comforting layer wherever the household still has an exposed edge. Xitlalic became halohydroxylationed and placed cushions across the bare kitchen floor. haloided adj. Sharpened by drink into finding every ordinary household object unexpectedly pointed. Rubisela was haloided and handled the blunt butter knife as though it required a licence. haloimided adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose protective domestic arrangements have split at the seams. Caleesha went haloimided and dismantled the sofa cushions in search of her phone. haloketoned adj. Emboldened by drink to perform a small, unnecessary act of kitchen chemistry. Bertille became haloketoned and attempted to flambé a cold crumpet beside the sink. halolactoned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where reaching the sofa becomes an evening's principal chemical process. Corderick was halolactoned, taking ten minutes to carry a glass of water across the room. halolysinned adj. Drunk and dissolving the evening's remaining resistance, particularly around snacks and household boundaries. Jaweriya was halolysinned and reduced the sealed biscuit packet to an open domestic matter. halomancied adj. Drunk enough to predict the remainder of the evening from the shape of salt in a saucer. Onnolee became halomancied and declared the salt foretold a nap beside the radiator.