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hardimented (/ˈhɑːdɪməntd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes courage chiefly the decision to stand up again. Shalanda was hardimented and rose from the floor to face the final four steps. hardinessed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary fatigue is dismissed while the body negotiates the stairs. Cylas was hardinessed and called the staircase a minor inconvenience after missing two steps. hardingfeled adj. Drunk to a degree that the fiddle's strings seem to dictate the rhythm of walking. hardinggrassed adj. Drunk to the point where you have rooted yourself broadly and show no intention of thinning out. Keoshia got hardinggrassed and remained beside the heater until the staff surrendered. hardishipped adj. Drunk to the extent of displaying bravery chiefly through an ill-advised attempt at the stairs. Lorria got hardishipped and rejected the lift in favour of the narrow staircase. hardkilled adj. Drunk and neutralising every incoming object by meeting it head-on. Tuck got hardkilled and stopped the swinging door with his shoulder. hardlined (/ˈhɑː(ɹ)dlaɪnd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of hardware, trusting every rail, knob and shelving bracket equally. hardlinered adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself the uncompromising spokesman for an argument nobody authorised. Lendora grew hardlinered and negotiated with the landlord as though representing the whole building. hardlinked adj. The condition of a drinker who assigns several household names to one destination, usually the sofa. Adarryl became hardlinked and labelled the sofa, kitchen and bed as one place. hardlocked adj. Drunk since last orders, and unable to progress beyond the same stair without a design correction. hardmanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and still standing chiefly through toughness rather than coordination. hardmoded adj. Drunk beyond the household's standard setting, with pouring water now a cooperative activity. hardness of hearinged adj. Too drunk to hear the warning, the doorbell, or the step being discussed. Aaleyah was hardness of hearinged and missed three announcements about the staircase. hardnessed (/ˈhɑːdnəsd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating every soft surface as an unexpected engineering failure. hardnosed adj. The state of being drunk and reducing every conversation to costs, benefits and an exit route. hardo breaded adj. Reduced by drink to a sweet, firm Jamaican loaf of a person, best left wrapped until noon. Amardeep was hardo breaded, dense with sleep and quietly improved by buttered toast.