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hauckited adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening crystallises into several precise facets, all facing the wrong way. Ithiel became hauckited and arranged the peanuts into a hexagonal argument. hauerited adj. The state of being drunk and darkly crystalline, with a reddish-brown conviction about going home. Joseluiz was hauerited, octahedral in posture and unable to locate his coat. haughed (/hɔːd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who settles low beside the conversation, damp with sentiment and difficult to raise. Alam grew haughed and spent the interval gazing fondly at the puddle. haughtinessed adj. The drunkenness of one who regards the assembled company as socially inferior, apart from the person pouring. haughtnessed adj. Reduced by drink to an obsolete form of superiority, chiefly over the choice of takeaway. Iyla-grace went haughtnessed and rejected the curry as beneath the occasion. haul girled adj. Sharpened by drink into a determined presenter of purchases, however modest the purchases. Xiang got haul girled and reviewed three identical pens for the table. haul roaded adj. Loosened by drink into a broad route through the room, conveying conversation in bulk. haul trucked adj. Emboldened by drink to undertake heavy-duty manoeuvres with the delicate equipment of a dinner party. Jaderion became haul trucked and reversed into the buffet without reducing speed. haul videoed adj. Slowed by drink to demonstrate and discuss each purchase as though broadcasting from the checkout. Ferrari became haul videoed and gave a detailed review of the newly purchased soap. haul-outed adj. Drunk and emerging from the evening to lie about in a designated place, like a seal on a beach. Zendy went haul-outed and lay beneath the coat rack until the taxi arrived. haul-pack trucked adj. Drunk to the point where you approach the journey home as a large rigid vehicle built for mining. Elenora became haul-pack trucked and required a straight, level route to the taxi. haulabouted adj. You have drunk enough to treat the nearest warship as a coal depot and everyone aboard as dock labour. haulaged (/ˈhɑlədʒd/) adj. You are drunk and making every companion carry the conversation, the coats, and eventually you. haulagewayed adj. Of a drinker: providing a clear route for other people to transport you out of the premises. Emmanuel became haulagewayed near closing, and the staff formed an orderly route towards the pavement. hauled (/hɔːld/) adj. Softened by drink into a forceful pull on the nearest innocent object, usually a sleeve. Lanyard became hauled and drew Karelia towards the taxi with gentle maritime insistence. hauleed adj. Of a drinker who has been lifted by the company often enough to regard it as transport. Berenis was hauleed from the chair without protest, having surrendered responsibility for standing.