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HWL'd adj. Drunk on the strength of having reached the line beyond which further conversation is submerged. Arios went HWL'd and marked the edge of the discussion with a breadstick. HWM'd adj. Drunk on the strength of having reached a personal high-water mark which the company is asked to commemorate. Ghala became HWM'd and described the spilled drink as the highest point of the evening. HWR'd adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to require a controlled environment before producing any further power. Araxi got HWR'd and established a moderation scheme for the remaining bottles. HXT'd adj. Still drunk, and surveying the room through a narrow, penetrating instrument with regrettable confidence. Artelia remained HXT'd, inspecting the far end of the pub through one highly specialised eye. HYIP'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish a promising round from a financial scheme, and recruiting the nearest witnesses. Delali got HYIP'd and promised Ireyanna exceptional returns on the next bottle. HYSA'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently placing the evening’s remaining funds somewhere inaccessible. Upkar got HYSA'd and transferred the taxi money into an account he could not open. HZ'd adj. You are drunk and have identified the warm region around the kettle where life, or tea, might persist. Malquan got HZ'd and settled beside the kettle, awaiting conditions suitable for tea. Haakon flipped adj. Of a drinker who has left the ground backwards, rotated twice, and landed near the coats. Ademola went Haakon flipped while attempting to retrieve a jacket from the rack. Haalpulaared adj. Describing a drinker who has become a roaming authority on which route home remains open. Keemon grew Haalpulaared and announced three alternative walks to the same taxi rank. Haar spaced adj. A drinker who has selected exactly one best place for every coat, glass, and unclaimed receipt. Tamiaya was Haar spaced, assigning each coat a mathematically superior chair. Haar waveleted adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening breaks into square little stages: round, coat, pavement, taxi. Ariadna became Haar waveleted, moving through the night in abrupt rectangular intervals. Haarlem blued adj. The state of being drunk and an unusually vivid colour in the face when last orders are called. Pheadra was Haarlem blued by the time the landlord mentioned closing. Haarlemered adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the journey home a matter of local importance. Harlo became Haarlemered and treated the walk to the taxi rank as civic business. Haas effected adj. The drunkenness of one who follows the first shouted direction, despite hearing a better one moments later. Chrissey was Haas effected and turned towards the first taxi someone mentioned. Haast's eagled adj. Reduced by drink to surveying the pavement from above, with predatory interest in dropped chips. Elmond was Haast's eagled beside the kebab shop, studying the pavement intently. Habbed adj. Softened by drink into a person who accepts the wrong coat and apologises to it. Haneesh became Habbed and wore a stranger’s coat towards the station.