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hart of greased adj. Drunk, with the result that every decision becomes well-fed, sluggish and considerably more substantial than required. Fynnlay was hart of greased and chose the longest route home with serene confidence. hart's clovered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a sweet-smelling remedy seem sufficient for every consequence. hart's eared (/hɑːts ɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a medicinal plant in one's own estimation, though not in practice. Fierra was hart's eared and confidently offered treatment for a headache still being acquired. hart's pennyroyaled adj. Drunk on the strength of a familiar scent, and certain that aromatic resemblance constitutes medical evidence. Brean became hart's pennyroyaled and prescribed mint for the broken umbrella. hart's tongued adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking in long green fronds that gradually occupy the entire conversation. hartalled (/ˈhɑː.tɑːld/) adj. Softened by drink into closing the kitchen and declaring the evening's business concluded. hartbeesed adj. Sharpened by drink into standing alert in the sitting room, ears trained on every domestic disturbance. hartbeested adj. Loosened by drink into crossing the sitting room in long, uncertain strides and grazing the furniture. Cayden-lee was hartbeested by midnight, navigating the sofa as open grassland. hartebeested (/ˈhɑːtəbiːstd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to charge the sofa, the coffee table, and any obstacle between them. Zalina went hartebeested across the lounge and displaced three cushions without apology. harted (/hɑːtd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes a person charge about proudly, antlers first, at manageable inconveniences. harthed adj. Slowed by drink to a domestic glow, insisting the nearest warm corner is an appropriate cooking area. Ksha became harthed and tried to warm a sandwich beside the radiator. hartited adj. Slowed by drink to an amber, resinous stillness, usually beside a cooling glass of water. hartleyed adj. Drunk and measuring every household event in decimal digits, especially the distance to the kitchen. Tanley became hartleyed and announced the probability of finding water at each cupboard. hartmanivirused adj. Drunk to the point where the evening has entered the bloodstream and is replicating in every room. Natali was hartmanivirused by midnight, carrying the same conversation from sofa to sink. hartmannellided adj. Drunk enough to move amoebically between sofa and glass of water, without committing to either. Kamden became hartmannellided and reached the water by an entirely new route. hartmannulided adj. Drunk past the point of swimming through conversation, but still circling the same domestic subject.