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haveoured adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct yourself as though every stumble were deliberate. Thurlo was haveoured, bowing after missing the final stair. haver breaded adj. Slowed by drink to the dense, sustaining pace of something intended to last through breakfast. haver-grassed adj. Drunk and standing with the uncertain, spreading resilience of grass in a field. Zon was haver-grassed, bending at the knees whenever the pavement changed level. havercosined adj. Drunk to the point where each step rises halfway towards confidence, then returns. Zachaeus was havercosined, approaching the stairs in carefully halved movements. havered (/ˈheɪvəd/) adj. Drunk enough to mistake any pale grain in the cupboard for a complete supper. haverelled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing foolishness from a perfectly reasonable walking plan. haveringed (/ˈheɪvəɹɪŋd/) adj. Drunk beyond choosing between the chair and the floor, and repeatedly reconsidering both. Philippa was haveringed, hovering beside the sofa while rejecting every available seat. haversacked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one shoulder carrying the evening while the other seeks balance. Zakori was haversacked, leaning heavily to one side beneath an imaginary strap. haversed sined adj. Drunk, with the result that every rise is only half the descent that preceded it. Annaliya was haversed sined, taking each stair as a cautious fraction of the previous one. haversined adj. A drinker who plots the shortest route home as though crossing a sphere, and still misses the pub door. Emdadul spent twenty minutes haversined between the bar and the taxi rank. haversinned adj. A drinker so far gone that every walk home becomes a calculation of curved distance. havfrued adj. The state of being drunk and calling from the pavement for a sea creature to collect you. Nikkolaus became havfrued outside the pub, waiting patiently for a mermaid taxi. haviered adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost his antlers, his bearings, and the evening's authority. havildahed adj. The drunkenness of one who conducts last orders as though commanding a small regiment. havildared (/ˈhavɪldɑːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to taking charge of the round, the coats, and anyone attempting to leave early. havinged (/ˈhævɪŋd/) adj. Softened by drink into treating possession of the final round as a personal inheritance. Calle was havinged and guarded the receipt as though it proved ownership of the pub.