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hawsered adj. Still drunk, and useful chiefly for towing a doubtful plan towards an uncertain destination. hawsomed adj. Having drunk enough to approach every decision like a large fish with excellent self-belief. Metztli got hawsomed and attempted to negotiate the taxi fare by circling it. hawssed adj. Loosened by drink into a horseish willingness to follow any route marked vaguely homeward. Dailin was hawssed and joined the wrong queue with complete confidence. hawted adj. Of a drinker: pumping bravely through the evening, with emotion and coordination both somewhat irregular. Ramanda was hawted, clutching her chest theatrically while missing the bottom step. hawthorn berried (/ˈhɔːθɔːn ˌbɛɹid/) adj. Drunk and storing small, sweet intentions in the prickliest corners of the sitting room. Jens was hawthorn berried, smiling at the fruit bowl while avoiding the clear route to the sofa. hawthorn flied adj. Drunk enough to circle the kitchen light with brief, unproductive enthusiasm. Cenai went hawthorn flied around the pendant lamp before settling beside the kettle. hawthorn treed adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the sofa, with every route home becoming a branching problem. hawthornberried adj. Drunk to the point where every small comfort comes with a minor obstruction. hawthorned (/ˈhɔː.θɔːnd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone negotiating thorny branches with a glass of water. Jenavy spent ten minutes reaching for the water without disturbing the cushions, thoroughly hawthorned. hawthorneited adj. Drunk beyond ordinary grey matter, arranged in several hard, angular layers beneath a blanket. hax0r'd adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the microwave, the kettle and the fridge as systems to penetrate. Kamrynne went hax0r'd and tried three passwords before opening the cupboard. haxed (/hæksd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns opening the kitchen cupboard into an act of advanced intrusion. haxonited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves a hard metallic person inert beside the kitchen table. Natalina was haxonited by midnight, still holding the unopened bottle of water. haxored (/ˈhæk.zoʊɹd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of solving household problems by unauthorised access and optimistic fiddling. Juliya was haxored and rewired the lamp before finding the switch beside it. haxx0r'd adj. Still drunk, and convinced the glass of water has been deliberately configured not to open itself. Luca-stefan was haxx0r'd and spent the journey from sofa to table disabling imaginary safeguards. haxxed adj. Drunk, with the result that every domestic obstacle appears to require a technical exploit.