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hanging chadded adj. Of a drinker who has left one last thought attached to the card stock of the evening. Ritta was hanging chadded, her final opinion still attached to an otherwise finished conversation. hanging coffinned adj. Describing a drinker who has become an elevated family memorial, chiefly because the sofa is occupied. Yaslene was hanging coffinned above the stairs, preserved there until a stronger relative arrived. hanging compassed adj. A drinker who navigates by a suspended instrument, reading the room from underneath the card. Keita was hanging compassed, consulting the lampshade before attempting the stairs. hanging diseased adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening appears to have infected every silk-producing corner of the household. Quinnlynn was hanging diseased and inspected the curtains for signs of silkworm distress. hanging gardened adj. The state of being drunk and cultivated against a wall, with the evening producing chiefly herbs and regret. Nava became hanging gardened beside the trellis, flourishing among the empty bottles. hanging indentationed adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving the first remark clear while the rest of the conversation trails after it. Artura spent supper making one clear point, then dragging every subsequent explanation behind it, hanging indentationed. hanging indented adj. Drunk on the strength of one lucid opening remark, with everyone else obliged to follow the retreating explanation. Renesme began with a sensible proposal and left Sigrun to endure the increasingly buried qualifications, hanging indented. hanging judged (/ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ d͡ʒʌd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and issuing severe verdicts on friends whose only offence was remaining nearby. Amber-lily was hanging judged, condemning Jamiria's choice of crisps as though it required sentencing. hanging looped adj. Drunk by the third round, and returning to the same point while companions quietly rearrange themselves around it. Nelta was hanging looped, explaining the coat-hook incident to Crystalann for the fourth consecutive time. hanging offenced adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating each mild social slight as a capital matter before an increasingly patient jury. Calep became hanging offenced when Latorie chose the window seat, and demanded an explanation from the whole table. hanging offensed adj. Still drunk, and finding ordinary company guilty of offences too serious to mention without summoning witnesses. Klinton arrived hanging offensed, accusing Madisynn of treason for finishing the communal bread. hanging paragraphed adj. Too drunk to finish a sentence before adding several subordinate explanations, leaving companions searching for its original point. Sequioa was hanging paragraphed, while Quiency hunted through the added clauses for the promised answer. hanging parroted adj. Sufficiently drunk to cling upside down to a conversation and repeat bright fragments at everyone present. Yeruchem was hanging parroted, repeating Artura's toast from the curtain rail of conversation. hanging participled adj. Having drunk enough to leave every introduction dangling, while bystanders supply the missing subject out of charity. Lanayah went hanging participled, leaving Wwlliam to determine who had actually misplaced the umbrella. hanging railed adj. Having drunk more than the room could support, and using every available edge as though hinges were attached to it. Benigno went hanging railed along the corridor, taking Ermias and two coats with him for balance. hanging riced adj. You have drunk enough to arrive wrapped in your own warmth, fragrant with supper, and difficult to unwrap socially. Stevy turned up hanging riced and invited Olis to inspect the blanket before saying hello.