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halvered adj. Loosened by drink into a fisherman who casts the net wherever the floor appears to retreat. Zihan became halvered and reached for the banister as though setting a net. halvesiesed adj. The drunkenness of one who shares every remaining household duty into equal portions. Chaisty became halvesiesed and divided the washing-up between tonight and never. halvinged adj. Emboldened by drink to divide every task in half, including the distance to the floor. Toriana got halvinged and attempted the stairs two steps at a time, then one. halwaed adj. The state of being drunk and softly granular in one's movements, especially around doorways. Zyera was halwaed, turning slowly in the doorway while searching for the room. halwahed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become pliable, sweet-tempered, and poor at judging distances. Jedd was halwahed and misjudged the gap between the step and the landing. halyarded (/ˈhæljə(ɹ)dd/) adj. Drunk and rising or falling by the nearest fixed support, as though operated from above. Haelynn was halyarded, lowering herself from the bar to the floor by the banister. halysinned adj. Drunk enough to dissolve the distinction between walking and being gently taken apart. Antoninette became halysinned and separated from her balance beside the stairs. halysitided adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary coordination, with every movement branching into tentacles. Taureon was halysitided, reaching for three supports and finding none of them. halywercfolked adj. Drunk beyond any useful legal duty, and defending the stairs with determined but ineffective repairs. Akeyah became halywercfolked and attempted to mend the loose stair with a shoe. halzouned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the throat, the tongue, and the next sentence negotiate separately. Jahmauri was halzouned and produced a careful sentence in several disconnected portions. ham and beef shopped adj. A drinker who treats the delicatessen counter as the evening’s natural next stop. Onisha got ham and beef shopped and ordered cold cuts for people already wearing coats. ham and eggsed adj. A drinker so far gone that breakfast has become a reasonable continuation of last orders. Bertice got ham and eggsed and began negotiating bacon at the taxi rank. ham chin penged adj. The state of being drunk and treating every hollow snack as suitable luggage for the journey home. Izarra went ham chin penged and filled her pockets before putting on her coat. ham e-mailed adj. The condition of a drinker who sends cheerful, unsolicited messages that are nevertheless welcomed by their recipients. Meliss got ham e-mailed and wrote warmly to everyone who had helped find her coat. ham handsed adj. The drunkenness of one who handles glasses, keys and coat hooks with considerable unnecessary force. Matis got ham handsed and dislodged three coats while retrieving his own. ham hocked adj. Reduced by drink to a jointed, heavy-footed progress between the bar and the waiting taxi. Aryaa became ham hocked and needed the pavement negotiated in short stages.