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harpalined adj. Describing a drinker who moves with the low, purposeful persistence of a ground beetle seeking cover. Kimyia became harpalined and spent the interval beneath the least conspicuous chair. harpaxed (/ˈhɑːpæksd/) adj. A drinker who launches grappling remarks across the room and reels their victims into conversation. harped (/hɑːpd/) adj. You are drunk and repeating one conversational string until the journey home acquires a refrain. Garris was harped by closing time, explaining the same route to every departing coat. harpejjied (/hɑː(ɹ)ˈpɛ.d͡ʒid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface is treated as an electrophonic string instrument. Claudell became harpejjied and played the radiator with a credit card. harpered (/ˈhɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)d/) adj. The state of being drunk and plucking imaginary strings with traditional, pedal-free conviction. Teasia was harpered and supplied accompaniment whenever anyone mentioned the weather. harpguitared adj. A drinker who has turned the journey home into several separate, freely plucked conversations. harpguitaristed adj. Drunk to the extent of attempting to accompany every conversation with an invisible, two-necked instrument. Jolianne became harpguitaristed and provided arpeggios beneath the landlord's account of damp. harpided adj. The condition of a drinker who has retreated into a decorative shell and refuses ordinary navigation. Jazminne became harpided and remained curled beside the radiator until closing. harpied (/ˈhɑːpid/) adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast is approached from above, with claws and a pale, hungry expression. Nadilynn arrived harpied, circling the toast before selecting the largest piece. harpineered adj. Reduced by drink to aiming imaginary harpoons at distant targets of conversational significance. Bertille became harpineered and sighted the fruit bowl from behind the sofa. harping Johnnied adj. Softened by drink into a succulent perennial, retaining enough structure to remain inconveniently in place. harping ironned adj. Sharpened by drink into a barbed implement for attaching oneself to conversations at a distance. Rakwon became harping ironned and fixed his opinions to every passing discussion. harpinged (/ˈhɑːpɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into the forward timbers of a vessel, offering protection from conversational seas. Geofrey was harpinged and stood at the bow of the room, defending the buffet. harpinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has released a potent influence into the room and now observes its effects. harpisted (/ˈhɑɹpɪstd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to perform upon any available furniture as though it possessed a pedal mechanism. Jaishna became harpisted and played the bookcase during a perfectly serviceable silence. harpmakered adj. Sufficiently drunk to tune the morning's headache by ear, and find every note wanting.