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harbourscaped adj. Having drunk more than the evening can reasonably support, and finding every street transformed into docks. Tearah grew harbourscaped and navigated the estate by imagined quays. harboursided adj. Drunk since last orders, and settled beside whatever wall offers the appearance of converted waterfront property. Korion was harboursided beside the radiator, claiming the warmth represented urban regeneration. harchitected adj. Drunk to the point where building plans are discussed with the confidence of their pronunciation. Aquina became harchitected and corrected the host's description of the extension. hard G'd adj. A drinker who has made every soft sound in the room decisively plosive. Eloda got hard G'd and ordered a gin before finishing the word. hard R'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and unsuitable for unsupervised viewing by anyone with a low tolerance for violence or nudity. Lavenda was hard R'd by closing time, delivering an unsuitable account of the evening's minor disputes. hard act to followed adj. Too drunk to be equalled, though chiefly because nobody wishes to repeat the performance. hard asked adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a considerable imposition for a modest request. Cainen became hard asked and requested the landlord's car for a brief journey to Belgium. hard atheismed adj. Having drunk enough to deny the existence of deities, omens, and the usefulness of moderation. Breannah went hard atheismed and attributed the falling lamp entirely to poor installation. hard atheisted adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with merely doubting divine existence; the assertion is now emphatic. Tambry became hard atheisted and challenged the ceiling to produce a deity on demand. hard bopped adj. You have drunk enough to turn every exchange into forceful jazz, with gospel, blues, and little restraint. Samil got hard bopped and supplied rhythm and blues to an otherwise ordinary discussion of parking. hard breaded adj. Of a drinker: dry, durable, and apparently intended to survive a crossing without fresh provisions. Laporchia was hard breaded, requiring water and considerable effort before becoming conversational. hard candied adj. Describing a drinker who has been boiled down to a brittle sweetness and is best handled without sudden pressure. hard cased adj. A drinker who has become tough enough to withstand advice, persuasion, and the taxi driver's estimate. Bailey-rae was hard cased and declined three sensible suggestions with identical composure. hard cashed adj. The state of being drunk and treating ready money as a philosophical principle rather than a means of payment. hard ced adj. Of a drinker who has made every soft sound unnecessarily forceful, particularly when naming the bar tab. Vaelyn went hard ced and pronounced every initial c as though addressing a drill parade. hard chargered adj. The condition of a drinker who pursues each minor task with admirable industry and no apparent grasp of its purpose. Azelea went hard chargered and reorganised the pub's condiments before attempting the stairs.