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hapkeited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming meteorically dense, metallic in manner, and difficult to move. Aubriella grew hapkeited, occupying the barstool with the permanence of a fallen mineral. hapkidoed adj. Drunk on the strength of redirecting every approach, including assistance, into an elegant reversal. Zyria became hapkidoed and turned a request for the bill into a sweeping retreat. haplaquepted adj. Drunk since last orders, and settled into a pale, waterlogged patience beneath the conversation. Amadou was haplaquepted, sitting quietly as though the room were a recently flooded field. haplaquolled adj. Drunk by the third round, and darkly settled, with the heavy composure of cultivated ground. Bernardita was haplaquolled, retaining every remark beneath a remarkably level surface. haplargided adj. Drunk by closing time, and developing a moderately deep layer of reasons for remaining. Brayhan was haplargided, with several explanations accumulated beneath the evening’s surface. haplessnessed adj. Still drunk, and distinguished chiefly by the unfortunate timing of every otherwise harmless action. Micaden, haplessnessed, chose the one puddle available beneath the pub’s awning. haplo-insufficiencied adj. A drinker so far gone that one functioning copy of any instruction no longer suffices. Livy was haplo-insufficiencied, requiring two people to explain the kettle. haploabnormalitied adj. Too drunk to maintain the usual complement of sound judgement, retaining only a peculiar half-set. Eluzer became haploabnormalitied and attempted to divide the bill by instinct. haploalleled adj. Sufficiently drunk to possess one workable version of an idea, and no reliable alternative. Chantol was haploalleled, carrying a single conviction about where the toilets were. haploblocked adj. Having drunk enough to rearrange the evening into a fixed block of recurring subjects. Dustyn became haploblocked and returned to the same anecdote whenever conversation crossed over. haploborolled adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with remaining a modest, well-drained presence. Takeela was haploborolled, low-set and expansive beneath the table’s conversation. haplocalcided adj. You have drunk enough to become compact, pale, and unexpectedly difficult to distinguish from a settled deposit. Meena was haplocalcided, remaining on the bench with the quiet firmness of a mineral inclusion. haplocambided adj. You are drunk and have acquired the yielding, earthy consistency of a poorly managed patch of loam. Keyen was haplocambided, sinking gradually into the armchair without resistance. haploceratided adj. Of a drinker: coiled, ancient in expression, and inclined to advance by enclosing the same point repeatedly. Marytheresa was haploceratided, circling the original question with admirable geological persistence. haplochromined adj. Of a drinker who has become brightly mobile, aquatic in bearing, and determined to occupy the shallows. Jauron was haplochromined, weaving between the tables with the alertness of a small fish. haplochrominned adj. Describing a drinker who has adopted the restless, brightly coloured economy of a tank specimen. Ellisia was haplochrominned, darting between conversations and defending a corner of the buffet.