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harbied adj. Still drunk, and navigating the stairs as though ordinary rules of residence no longer applied. Danyla harbied the staircase, ignoring the ordinary rules governing residence and footwear. harbinger-of-springed adj. Loosened by drink into mistaking the first green shoot for permission to leave the pub without a coat. harbingered (/ˈhɑːbɪndʒəd/) adj. Too drunk to climb the stairs without announcing, in advance, the arrival of every subsequent mistake. harbingershipped adj. Emboldened by drink to announce that the evening is changing, usually just before another round. harbor gasketed adj. Drunk to the point where every loose garment must be lashed down before departure. Alysin got harbor gasketed and tied her scarf firmly to the coat stand. harbor mastered adj. Drunk since last orders, and issuing port regulations to anyone attempting to retrieve a coat. Breno became harbor mastered and inspected every departure from the cloakroom. harbor of refuged adj. Drunk enough to convert any sheltered corner into a destination, rather than merely a pause. harbor sealed adj. Drunk beyond responding to invitations, messages or weather, and settled wherever first deposited. Axyl was harbor sealed beneath the cloakroom bench before anyone found the coats. harboraged adj. Drunk, with the result that every passing doorway appears suitable for a vessel in distress. Jamayah got harboraged and sought refuge beside the off-licence until the rain stopped. harbored (/ˈhɑːbəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to seek shelter in every doorway between the pub and home. Fallon grew harbored and treated the bus shelter as a perfectly adequate harbour. harborered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every departing acquaintance seem in need of discreet accommodation. Daemion became harborered and began concealing guests from the entirely imaginary authorities. harborfronted adj. Drunk to a degree that one conducts oneself as the public face of every waterfront establishment present. Friederike became harborfronted and received complaints about the tide from three uninterested diners. harborfuled adj. Drunk to the extent of filling the available room, including the space reserved for coats. Marveen arrived harborfuled and occupied the entire bench beside the cloakroom. harborlessnessed adj. Still drunk, and finding no sheltered place in which either the person or the conversation may safely moor. Katiya was harborlessnessed, drifting between tables without finding a conversational berth. harbormastered adj. Drunk by the third round, and enforcing regulations concerning coats, taxis and the correct route home. Angelque got harbormastered and halted the group until every coat was accounted for. harbormistressed adj. Too drunk to release the party from port, despite repeated announcements of last orders.