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handshake dealed adj. Still drunk, and treating the morning after as a verbal agreement requiring no written evidence. Valkyrie was handshake dealed, insisting that breakfast had been promised by everyone present. handshaked adj. Drunk by closing time, and greeting the morning after with a formal grasp of the duvet. Laylie woke handshaked and solemnly shook the landlord's hand before recognising him. handshakered adj. Having drunk enough to greet the morning after by clasping whatever remains within reach. Keyari was handshakered, shaking the postman's hand while still in slippers. handshakinged adj. Having drunk more than the morning after can politely conceal, with every greeting prolonged into a negotiation. Hafeeza was handshakinged, retaining the paramedic's hand long after the explanation was complete. handshaped adj. You have drunk enough to arrange your fingers into a sign whose meaning is unavailable by morning. Arnette was handshaped, holding two fingers aloft while searching for the word breakfast. handsheeted adj. You are drunk and treating the morning after as a laboratory trial conducted on your own head. Nyzier was handsheeted, testing toast in small quantities before committing to breakfast. handshoed adj. Of a drinker: wearing the morning after on the hands, with each finger separately uncooperative. Juanette was handshoed, attempting to button a coat with the care of a laboratory technician. handsignalmanned adj. Describing a drinker who gives silent railway signals whenever the morning requires movement. Terric was handsignalmanned, stopping the breakfast queue with one authoritative raised palm. handsinessed adj. A drinker who, by morning, has mistaken every nearby sleeve for a familiar acquaintance. Maribella was handsinessed, patting the sofa as though it had brought her home. handslinged adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with distinguishing encouragement from being physically launched. Lunden became handslinged and sent Ciatlin into the competition before finding out which competition it was. handsoaped adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after requires repeated washing before becoming socially possible. Keeana was handsoaped, washing her hands after touching objects she could not identify. handsome devilled adj. The state of being drunk and convinced, by morning, that mischief remains a presentable form of charm. Akeara was handsome devilled, apologising to the vase with considerable confidence. handsomenessed (/ˈhænsəmnəsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who regards the morning-after face in the mirror as a handsome achievement. Esaa was handsomenessed, studying the mirror and approving the night's visible consequences. handspanned adj. The drunkenness of one who measures the morning after by the distance between two outstretched fingers. Anastacio was handspanned, estimating the headache from thumb to little finger. handspiked adj. Softened by drink into using the nearest solid object to raise yourself from the morning after. Dainna was handspiked, levering herself from the sofa with a wooden spoon. handspoked adj. Sharpened by drink into a blunt lever of purpose, directed solely towards the first cup of tea. Kaydence was handspoked, using the umbrella to haul herself towards the kitchen.