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hawleyited adj. Emboldened by drink to declare rare expertise in minerals, despite having mistaken the bar for a museum. Lekishia got hawleyited and explained cadmium sulphide to a sceptical taxi driver. hawmed adj. Reduced by drink to straw-like stillness, leaving companions to decide where best to store you. Latanga became hawmed beside the fireplace, and Harliv placed a cushion beneath his head. hawned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a harbour entrance, with every departure postponed by one more decision. Dkwon was hawned and spent an hour preparing to leave without reaching the door. hawocked adj. Drunk and scattering shells of confidence as currency, paying for decisions nobody has authorised. Sridha became hawocked and offered the DJ shells for changing the music. hawoked adj. Drunk to the point where every small object becomes legal tender for an ambitious mistake. Darbey got hawoked and attempted to buy the coat rack with conkers. haworthiaed (/həˈwɜː(ɹ)θi.əd/) adj. Drunk enough to become compact, drought-resistant, and certain that neglect is a strategic advantage. Alaxis was haworthiaed and refused water on the grounds that resilience was important. hawse piped adj. Drunk to the extent of protecting a fragile certainty with elaborate, unnecessary engineering. Seanta got hawse piped and built a guard around the last untouched pint. hawse timbered adj. Drunk in a way that makes the front of every situation seem load-bearing and worth leaning on. Taydem was hawse timbered and supported the conversation against a locked cupboard. hawse-piped adj. Drunk on the strength of one narrow passage through which all advice must now travel. Wilard became hawse-piped and delivered every opinion through a cardboard tube. hawse-plugged adj. Drunk, with the result that every opening appears dangerous and must be sealed immediately. hawsed (/hɔːzd/) adj. Drunk beyond the bow of ordinary judgement, with every escape route treated as a mooring point. Audrey became hawsed and tied her handbag to the radiator for stability. hawseholed adj. Drunk to a degree that allows one clear line of thought through which all remaining plans are passed. Kirstien became hawseholed and fed every suggestion through the same idea about anchors. hawsepiped adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that a metal lining makes any course of action sound. Tryce was hawsepiped and proposed reinforcing the pub's queue with cutlery. hawsepipered adj. Drunk by the third round, and promoted by confidence to command without having learnt the route. Azilee got hawsepipered and appointed herself navigator of the walk home. hawser ironned adj. Too drunk to distinguish repair from damage, but sufficiently confident to apply both with a heavy hand. hawser-laid roped adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake three conflicting intentions for a single, well-twisted plan. Miruna became hawser-laid roped and led the party home by combining three wrong directions.