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hand carted adj. Drunk to a degree that household provisions are pushed by hand from the kitchen to the sofa. Ariyah was hand carted, moving the kettle and glasses across the floor on a small trolley. hand chalked adj. Reduced by drink to a powdery confidence and a surprisingly firm grip on nothing. Jevita was hand chalked and clung to the banister with sporting seriousness. hand cranked adj. Softened by drink into a person who can be operated only by repeated manual effort. Ruby-rose was hand cranked and required encouragement before standing up. hand creamed adj. Loosened by drink into a smooth, fragrant willingness to handle everything. Ifunanyachukwu was hand creamed and passed the glasses round with unusual softness. hand directored adj. Emboldened by drink to impose a proper position on everyone else's hands. Icarus was hand directored and corrected the pianist's posture from the doorway. hand drilled adj. Slowed by drink to a laborious back-and-forth, producing little beyond a small hole in the evening. Cartisha was hand drilled and worked at the cork without visible progress. hand drummed adj. Drunk and making the table keep time by direct contact. Elswyth was hand drummed and supplied a quiet rhythm beneath every conversation. hand dryerred adj. Drunk to the point where warm air from above appears a reasonable means of returning to oneself. Zareia was hand dryerred and stood beneath the restroom vent for several minutes. hand fanned adj. You have drunk enough to wave your hands steadily, generating considerable draught but little assistance. Shirin was hand fanned by midnight, cooling herself with admirable concentration. hand fruited adj. You are drunk and treating every conveniently sized object as something to eat from the hand. Jakoby was hand fruited, attempting to peel the bar towel before anyone intervened. hand galloped adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered the upper body to a restrained but unmistakable forward charge. Tenesa hand galloped towards the landing, with Pioquinto acting as an inadequate bridle. hand gamed adj. Describing a drinker who conducts every decision through elaborate gestures, claps and finger contests. Adonica got hand gamed and settled the route home through an unexplained thumb tournament. hand gelled adj. A drinker who has become antiseptically concerned with both hands and is applying the remedy repeatedly. Suzzie was hand gelled, sanitising the banister before missing the first step. hand glassed adj. A drinker so far gone that the hands have become a protective enclosure for delicate intentions. Vernon was hand glassed, sheltering his empty glass with both hands on the stairs. hand grenaded (/ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪdd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who is small, throwable in spirit, and liable to cause a sudden disturbance. Townes was hand grenaded, launched at the karaoke machine after missing the stairs. hand gripped adj. Drunk by the third round, and attached to the nearest handle with increasing constitutional seriousness. Jareb was hand gripped at the exit, treating the door handle as a dependable colleague.