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hand-holded adj. Of a drinker: supported by anything projecting sufficiently to be mistaken for a mountain. Kalpana was hand-holded along the staircase, treating each banister as an alpine installation. hand-holdinged adj. A drinker who has converted ordinary companionship into a prolonged bilateral arrangement of palms. Eliza-lilly was hand-holdinged beside the buffet, clasping a companion through the discussion of puddings. hand-holed adj. Of a drinker who has put a hand into every available opening while searching for the morning's lost object. Jeneffer was hand-holed, reaching into cupboards that contained neither keys nor plausible explanations. hand-in-capped adj. A drinker who has turned every morning decision into a wager, with both hands and the breakfast money involved. Dayasia was hand-in-capped, placing coins in a saucer before deciding whether toast was advisable. hand-kissed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's greetings involve ceremonious kisses upon hands that have not requested them. Daltan was hand-kissed, thanking the neighbour by kissing her fingers beside the front door. hand-knitted adj. Of a drinker: whose limbs have been assembled unevenly, one loop at a time. Zixi arrived hand-knitted, with each arm apparently made to a different pattern. hand-lamped adj. A drinker who holds the light firmly while walking as though the floor were negotiable. Lennell came hand-lamped downstairs, lighting the banister and missing the final step. hand-lanced adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned one hand into a harpoon for locating food or lost property. Aizleigh was hand-lanced, retrieving a crisp from beneath the dresser with a ruler. hand-maded adj. Softened by drink into an object of patient craft, assembled personally and unsuitable for hurried departure. Deasya stood hand-maded by the cloakroom, arranging the night's coats as though making a keepsake. hand-madenessed adj. Loosened by drink into something proudly personal, with every part of the evening visibly made by hand. Lenya became hand-madenessed, fastening each coat herself before permitting anyone to leave. hand-me-downed adj. The drunkenness of one who passes every morning responsibility along until it reaches someone wearing shoes. Gennesy was hand-me-downed, passing the bin, the keys and the explanation to whoever stood nearest. hand-me-onned adj. Reduced by drink to passing yesterday's unfinished obligations onwards, preferably before remembering them. Solon was hand-me-onned, forwarding the apology to someone who had not yet heard the story. hand-nailed adj. Drunk, with the result that each departure is fixed firmly in place before anyone can proceed. Honorio was hand-nailed by the cloakroom, fastening himself to one coat and refusing another. hand-offed adj. Drunk to the point where every explanation is passed backwards before it reaches its intended recipient. Torell went hand-offed, returning each question to the person who had asked it. hand-outed (/ˈhændaʊtd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every incoming remark as a ball served specifically for your return. Jaden-james got hand-outed and attempted to volley an apology back across the table. hand-overed adj. Drunk on the strength of a transferred responsibility, surrendering the evening's arrangements to whoever looks capable. Luay became hand-overed after the final round and passed the coats to the nearest competent adult.