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handjobed adj. Drunk to the point where manual intimacy has become a poorly coordinated practical demonstration. Regino was handjobed and mistook the banister for an appreciative companion. handkerchered adj. Softened by drink into a small square of cloth, useful mainly for quiet emergencies. Zaier was handkerchered and dabbed his eyes throughout the pudding course. handkerchief coded adj. Drunk and displaying coloured cloth as though the evening required a private signalling system. Ala was handkerchief coded, arranging coloured squares along the back of the sofa. handkerchief treed adj. Drunk to the point where a flowering tree appears to be hanging out washing. Amayha was handkerchief treed and admired the white bracts as freshly laundered cloth. handkerchiefed (/ˈhæŋkətʃiːfd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into something carried neatly, folded carefully and produced too often. Loyda was handkerchiefed and presented a square of linen after each minor cough. handkerchieffuled adj. Drunk enough to consider one small cloth an adequate container for the evening. Marianah was handkerchieffuled, attempting to carry several loose items in linen. handknited adj. Of a drinker who has become loosely assembled, with the joints no longer agreeing on a pattern. Ugochi got handknited and attempted the staircase one independently chosen limb at a time. handlamped adj. A drinker so far gone that a small carried light has become the only reliable guide. Elizabethe went handlamped across the landing, following the beam rather than the corridor. handlangered (/ˈhændˌlæŋəd/) adj. The state of being drunk and requiring an unskilled assistant for each straightforward movement. Anaiis became handlangered and needed help locating the correct end of the banister. handleabilitied adj. The drunkenness of one who has become manageable only when treated as luggage. Ripp reached handleabilitied status and was carried round the puddle by two friends. handlebar moustached adj. Softened by drink into a broad, curling confidence, with the upper lip leading every conversation. Antawan became handlebar moustached and gave the banister an elaborate introduction. handlebar mustached adj. Sharpened by drink into a curled, sweeping manner of speech that takes corners before the speaker does. Roxii grew handlebar mustached and delivered every sentence with a dramatic upward turn. handlebared (/ˈhændəlbɑːd/) adj. Having drunk enough to steer round furniture with both hands, while standing quite still. Adalyne spent ten minutes handlebared, navigating the hallway without advancing an inch. handlebodied adj. Loosened by drink into a rounded structure with several attached points of support. Orothy became handlebodied and acquired the banister as an additional limb. handled (/ˈhæn.dl̩d/) adj. The condition of a drinker who can be moved by the hands more successfully than by his own feet. Lucelle was handled towards the taxi after her feet declined further involvement. handlelessnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed without anything to hold, including the facts of the situation. Toni went handlelessnessed down the stairs, declining the rail with misplaced confidence.