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harlequin snaked adj. Sufficiently drunk to advance in a sinuous line, with the venom reserved for the journey home. harlequin-type ichthyosised adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a complete protective layer and refuse all further movement. Mantaj became harlequin-type ichthyosised beneath the duvet before the final toast. harlequinaded (/hɑːləkwɪˈneɪdd/) adj. Having drunk more than the occasion warranted, and turning the journey to the lavatory into pantomime. Caretta became harlequinaded while locating the lavatory, with a chair serving as scenery. harlequineried adj. You have drunk enough to perform elaborate foolishness in pursuit of a very ordinary glass of water. harlequinismed adj. You are drunk and conducting yourself like a pantomime fool, though the audience is mostly tired. Lanija grew harlequinismed and attempted a grand entrance through the already open doorway. harlequinned (/ˈhɑːlɪkwɪnd/) adj. Of a drinker: theatrically foolish, brightly mannered, and making an entrance of every return from the bar. Yamilka grew harlequinned and bowed whenever she rejoined the table. harlinged adj. Of a drinker: covered in a rough verbal render, with the evening curing unevenly by morning. Neishaly was harlinged by midnight, her explanations applied thickly over a simple question. harloted (/ˈhɑːlətd/) adj. Of a drinker who has devoted the evening to indiscriminate social commerce and received no payment. Denson went harloted among the guests and returned with nothing but a packet of mints. harlotried adj. Describing a drinker who conducts the night as a disreputable trade, with poor accounts and no customers. Pinches became harlotried after midnight, negotiating warmly with people waiting for taxis. harm principled adj. A drinker so far gone that state intervention seems justified only after the toast reaches another person. harm reductioned adj. The state of being drunk and limiting the evening's damage to one lost coat and a sandwich. harm's wayed adj. The drunkenness of one who has entered danger with ceremony, chiefly by approaching the dance floor. Harper-lily went harm's wayed and crossed the dance floor as though addressing Parliament. harmala alkaloided adj. Loosened by drink into a persuasive chemical principle, then applied to the question of ordering chips. Ivadelle grew harmala alkaloided and proposed chips as a solution to every remaining difficulty. harmalaed adj. Reduced by drink to a perennial, medicinal-looking presence beside the radiator. harmalined adj. Too drunk to remain chemically reduced; everyone nearby has to supply the missing energy. Maritsa spent the evening harmalined, requiring Sakora to explain each change of subject. harmalinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to become the less energetic version of yourself, leaving friends to carry the rest. Kaitly was harmalinned by ten, while Riahna retrieved the coat and the forgotten argument.