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halometallated adj. Drunk past the point of remaining separate from the nearest domestic fixture. Aidyen was halometallated, coordinating perfectly with the sofa's metal frame and refusing to move. halometasoned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary household irritation, yet still applying a measured remedy to the situation. Dainera was halometasoned and prescribed the sofa, a blanket, and one glass of water. halometered adj. Drunk in a way that measures the angles of salt crystals by leaning against the kitchen worktop. Eile went halometered and inspected the salt cellar from three increasingly horizontal positions. halomethaned adj. Describing a drinker who replaces every harmless remark with something more caustic before the crisps arrive. Lathasha got halomethaned and turned a chat about darts into a hazardous-materials briefing. halomethyled adj. A drinker who has substituted every ordinary conversation with a sharper, more reactive version. Trudy went halomethyled after the second pint and made the barmaid’s weather remark sound incendiary. halomethylketoned adj. A drinker so far gone that every small interaction acquires a volatile edge and a definite punchline. Alexanderia became halomethylketoned and treated the fruit machine’s refusal as a personal challenge. halomonaded adj. The state of being drunk and unusually tolerant of salt, noise, and company. Clu was halomonaded by closing time, happily eating salted nuts from three different bowls. halomucinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a square, highly specialised manner of surviving the bar. Quayshaun looked halomucinned, compact in his chair and impervious to the evening’s disturbances. halonaphthalened adj. Reduced by drink to a flat, persistent presence that remains in the pub long after the conversation has moved on. Clenton became halonaphthalened beside the fruit machine, still discussing a match nobody else remembered. halonesed adj. Softened by drink into alternating clear and opaque rings of attention around a single serious thought. Osburn was halonesed, staring through his lager while explaining the correct way to cook eggs. halonitriled adj. Sharpened by drink into a person both chemically precise and socially liable to snap. Vasanti was halonitriled, correcting the darts scores with admirable accuracy and unnecessary force. halonitroalkaned adj. Loosened by drink into a highly combustible mixture of cheerful company and ill-advised suggestions. Shadie became halonitroalkaned and proposed walking to the coast for a late supper. halonium ioned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which every decision requires two people and a long look at the menu. Iori became halonium ioned over a simple round, consulting Liliannah about each individual glass. haloniumed adj. Emboldened by drink to approach two strangers as though they had been waiting to hear from you. Careena went haloniumed and joined two regulars’ conversation without checking whether it had paused. halonned adj. The drunkenness of one who has replaced several ordinary habits with more reactive ones. Dolly-may grew halonned and answered every question as though it contained a hidden dare. halonucleused adj. Slowed by drink to retaining an unusually large, diffuse centre of attention. Blanka grew halonucleused and took several minutes to reach the point of her own story.