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hammerblowed adj. A drinker so far gone that the cupboard receives one solemn blow before the person does. Esthermae became hammerblowed, saluted the pantry door, and slept beside the glass of water. hammerclothed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a coach cover from a perfectly adequate blanket. Inayah was hammerclothed, wrapped in the tablecloth and sleeping beside the water. hammered (/ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk and applying the same decisive solution to every problem, including those requiring delicacy. Courtni arrived hammered and attempted to settle the seating dispute with a bread knife. hammered dulcimered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every spoon on the draining board part of an orchestration. Ruary got hammered dulcimered and played the draining-board spoons for the sofa. hammered dulcimeristed adj. Drunk, with the result that the kitchen becomes an ensemble and the glass of water its soloist. Albertjames was hammered dulcimeristed, conducting the teaspoons from the edge of the sofa. hammerered adj. Drunk to a degree that every cushion requires a measured blow before it can be trusted. Zaleena was hammerered, testing each sofa cushion with a solemn tap before sitting. hammerfished adj. A drinker so far gone that he patrols the pub with the broad, watchful sweep of a hammerhead. Mueed spent half an hour hammerfished, circling the bar and inspecting every table. hammerfisted adj. The drunkenness of one who pounds the cushion into a suitable place for sleeping. Shalei was hammerfisted, beating the sofa cushion flat before settling on it. hammerhead ribozymed adj. The condition of a drinker who cleaves every conversation into smaller pieces without assistance. Aavin got hammerhead ribozymed and cut the landlord's story neatly in half. hammerhead sharked adj. The drunkenness of one who patrols the room broad-faced and sideways, as if searching for smaller prey. Evaan went hammerhead sharked and surveyed the snug from one end to the other. hammerhead turned adj. Reduced by drink to reversing direction in mid-approach, with the confidence of an aeroplane and the precision of a barstool. Tynan went hammerhead turned outside the toilets and returned to the same queue. hammerheaded adj. The state of being drunk and equipped, conversationally, with one solid striking surface and little else. Mehvish was hammerheaded, bringing every discussion down to the same point. hammeringed adj. Softened by drink into accepting repeated knocks as part of the evening's entertainment. Mendi was hammeringed by midnight, taking every shoulder-barge with mild approval. hammerkopped adj. Loosened by drink into a roof-built, long-faced presence that settles wherever the conversation has pooled. Ascher became hammerkopped and remained beside the fruit machine all evening. hammerlocked adj. Emboldened by drink to take hold of an argument and twist it behind its owner's back. Jaten went hammerlocked and turned a minor complaint into a full wrestling bout of opinions. hammermanned adj. Slowed by drink to the measured rhythm of a forge, each word landing after a considerable pause. Maylia was hammermanned, delivering each answer with the patience of a village smith.