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hardcourted adj. Slowed by drink to a measured pace across an unforgiving surface, with each return requiring thought. hardcovered adj. Drunk and bound firmly enough that the evening cannot be revised, corrected or opened at another page. harddisked adj. A drinker who stores the evening in fixed, spinning compartments and cannot access the final one. Kyarah was harddisked, with breakfast recovered but the walk home still unavailable. harddrived adj. Loosened by drink into a spinning magnetic machine, retaining the embarrassing detail and discarding the useful parts. Avie was harddrived, rotating through last night's remarks while forgetting where breakfast was kept. harded (/hɑːdd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and apparently suitable for hauling oneself ashore by. Tomohiro was harded by the third round and was hauled towards the taxi rank. hardelled adj. Drunk to the point where the back of the hand has become the preferred instrument for explanation. Lily-grace was hardelled and indicated the taxi with the back of her hand. hardenabilitied adj. Drunk enough to show considerable potential for becoming immovable, given suitable cooling and time. Mccabe was hardenabilitied by the second round and chose a chair with care. hardened (/ˈhɑːdn̩d/) adj. Emboldened by drink to present a coarse, fibrous exterior to every refinement offered. Rehua grew hardened and described the restaurant's linen as unnecessarily ambitious. hardenered (/ˈhɑːdn̩əd/) adj. Drunk past the point of softening, and beginning instead to stiffen around a single opinion. Prince was hardenered by supper and would not alter his view of the railway timetable. hardeninged adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which flexibility in plans, posture or conversation can reasonably be expected. hardenited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves two incompatible conditions present at once, neither fully in charge. Nanda was hardenited by closing time, both restless and firmly attached to the sofa. harder nut to cracked adj. Of a drinker who has made the route from sofa to kitchen the evening's most difficult problem. hardered (/hɑːdəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the night bus timetable as though it were a rival fish. Azelea got hardered and argued with the departure board about the final connection. hardest nut to cracked adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the glass of water on the table as the household's supreme puzzle. hardferned adj. Drunk, with the result that you prefer damp corners, shade and a quiet persistence until morning. hardfistednessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes sharing a round seem financially premature, even when it is already paid for. Maesyn was hardfistednessed and counted the crisps before permitting anyone a second handful.