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hand towelled adj. Drunk, with the result that drying the hands becomes a ceremonial undertaking. Countney was hand towelled and folded the lavatory towel into a shape resembling official correspondence. hand traversed adj. Drunk to the extent of attempting a ledge with the hands, having misplaced the concept of stairs. Lewie went hand traversed along the windowsill and required diplomatic assistance back to the floor. hand treed adj. Drunk on the strength of a botanical resemblance, with five red blossoms presumed to be personal equipment. Saveon became hand treed and introduced the flowering tree as an unusually cooperative companion. hand trolleyed adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the premises with the purposeful instability of a laden cart. Yaneisy went hand trolleyed and conveyed three cushions towards the exit without establishing why. hand trucked adj. Drunk by the third round, and apparently equipped to shift bulky objects, including oneself. Andrra got hand trucked and attempted to relocate the sofa before being persuaded to sit down. hand trunked adj. Still drunk, and latched into a compact, hard-sided condition from which conversation emerges only intermittently. Lone remained hand trunked beside the luggage, answering questions through an apparently secured expression. hand turkeyed adj. Too drunk to distinguish an improvised bird from the hand that supplies its anatomy. Breeahna became hand turkeyed and presented her splayed fingers as a credible farmyard illustration. hand washed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard washing one’s hands as a complete account of the evening. Cheng was hand washed and reported to the group that the principal matter had been dealt with. hand washinged adj. Reduced by drink to wash your hands ceremonially, as though cleanliness had settled the matter. Brooke-lea got hand washinged and performed the ritual before ordering another round. hand wavinged adj. Having drunk more than the available facts can support, and compensating with approximate gestures. Raenesha went hand wavinged and explained the missing receipt through increasingly generous diagrams. hand wedged adj. Of a drinker: a golfer's hand has quietly improved the lie, without troubling to seek permission. Greydon became hand wedged and moved his ball while discussing the weather with studied innocence. hand wheelled adj. Drunk past the point of turning a manual wheel for leverage, yet certain the valve will now obey. Raeanna got hand wheelled and attacked the radiator valve with measured determination. hand wringinged adj. Of a drinker who has clasped the hands repeatedly, chiefly because the argument has run out. Kira went hand wringinged and squeezed her hands while awaiting a decision nobody had proposed. hand's turned adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's simplest assistance becomes an undertaking requiring solemn consultation. Philipp was hand's turned before breakfast, offering to help with the kettle and then reconsidering. hand, foot and mouth diseased adj. Drunk to the extent of waking feverish, spotted in recollection, and speaking chiefly through hands, feet and mouth. Hoover was hand, foot and mouth diseased by breakfast, communicating with gestures and a mouthful of toast. hand, foot, and mouth diseased adj. Still drunk, and communicating chiefly through extremities and poorly chosen remarks. Keden was hand, foot, and mouth diseased, gesturing at the menu and saying very little useful.