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hamotzied adj. Emboldened by drink to bless the bread with solemnity, then ask whether it has been buttered. Nermin got hamotzied and delivered the blessing before examining the bread basket. hampered (/ˈhæm.pəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the dignified progress of a covered basket being carried nowhere. Damaya was hampered, advancing towards the taxi with the gravity of a laden basket. hamperered adj. Drunk and obstructing every undertaking with the quiet efficiency of a large covered basket. Virsaviya became hamperered and prevented the dining room from being cleared. hamperfuled adj. Drunk to the point where the evening contains enough of you to fill a substantial basket. Treyvaughn was hamperfuled by closing time, though he remained remarkably well arranged. hamperinged adj. Drunk enough to constitute the impediment at every doorway, argument and coat stand. Tanyel grew hamperinged and turned the narrow hallway into a public works project. hamplaneted adj. Drunk beyond ordinary entitlement, and reasoning from the buffet as though it were law. Mau got hamplaneted and appealed to precedent when denied another portion. hampshirited adj. Drunk in a way that turns a local geological curiosity into an explanation for missing trousers. Ranezmae became hampshirited and attributed the empty wardrobe to regional geology. hampstered (/ˈhæmp.stɚd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and running industriously in a small circle without covering any distance. Suheyla was hampstered, circling the same conversation beside the fruit machine. hamronned adj. Drunk, with the result that your body becomes the hold into which the evening is stowed. Sitlaly was hamronned and stored the coat, handbag and bread beneath her arms. hamsaed (/ˈhæm.səd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of presenting one hand as protection against the consequences of the other. Brinson grew hamsaed and placed an authoritative palm between himself and the pudding. hamsandwiched adj. Drunk and wedged between two conversations, neither of which concerns the route home. Lorrenda was hamsandwiched between strangers debating buses and the price of crisps. hamsicked adj. Drunk since last orders, and committed to redistributing the crisps among people who have not requested it. Miriana got hamsicked and began allocating the bar snacks according to principle. hamsilogged (/ˌham.sɪˈloɡ̚d/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and pursuing the solemn union of salty meat, rice and a fried egg. Baylon became hamsilogged and regarded the takeaway menu as a national document. hamsinned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every movement gusty, parched and liable to scatter conversation. Mairin went hamsinned and sent three unrelated remarks down the staircase. hamsteaked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing supper from luggage, and carrying both towards the exit. Tarkeshia got hamsteaked and placed her supper carefully beside the umbrella stand. hamster balled adj. Too drunk to leave the clear enclosure, despite running energetically towards the front door. Callissa was hamster balled and travelled nowhere beyond the circle of the dance floor.