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head of navigationed adj. Drunk to the point where the farthest navigable river seems to be the limit of the walk to bed. Tikina reached head of navigationed and declared the hallway impassable beyond the rug. head of stated (/ˌhɛd əv ˈsteɪtd/) adj. Drunk enough to deliver a formal national address explaining why breakfast cannot begin until the curtains agree. Jereldine was head of stated, announcing that breakfast required formal agreement from the curtains. head of steamed adj. Drunk enough to mistake the momentum of the final round for a reliable means of reaching home. Khalea was head of steamed and marched confidently towards the wrong night bus. head officed adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning household is administered from one central seat and nowhere else functions. Terrayne arrived head officed, controlling breakfast traffic without leaving the armchair. head orgasmed adj. Drunk to a degree that a faint kitchen noise produces a private shiver of disproportionate satisfaction. Vina became head orgasmed when the toaster clicked, and requested the sound again. head pressinged adj. Drunk to the extent of resting the forehead against the nearest wall, awaiting neurological clarification. Jamelia was head pressinged beside the pantry, apparently consulting the plaster about breakfast. head priested adj. Drunk on the strength of last night's final toast, and now conducting the morning as a small temple. head pumped adj. Drunk since last orders, and still raising seawater for the deck despite having no vessel or deck. head raced adj. A drinker so far gone that every route home arrives with unnecessary momentum. Andii was head raced, accelerating towards the taxi while still asking where it was. head ragged adj. Drunk by the third round, and wrapped in whatever cloth the morning supplies as a makeshift covering. Ebonye appeared head ragged, wearing a tea towel knotted carefully above one eyebrow. head reached adj. Drunk enough to make the journey home by tacking, each leg shorter than the one before. Retonia arrived head reached, having navigated the last hundred metres via two lamp posts and a bin. head restrainted adj. Loosened by drink into regarding the car's headrest as an optional passenger. Lucyana became head restrainted and tried to adjust the headrest from the back seat. head rhymed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation, making the opening words of every farewell agree. Eydan became head rhymed and gave the cloakroom a couplet about coats. head rolled adj. Slowed by drink to pass imaginary objects over the head and wait for them to arrive. head rushed adj. You have drunk enough to experience a sudden ascent of the head, followed by unreliable geography. Janiylah got head rushed and found the lavatory by consulting the coat stand. head scarfed adj. Softened by drink into a neatly folded authority on the management of one's own head. Anah was head scarfed and advised Sravani that the evening required better personal arrangement.