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headgrounded adj. Drunk and positioned carefully for the group photograph, with everyone else instructed to improve the background. Yuriah stood headgrounded beside the mantel while Davyeon removed bottles from the photograph. headgrouped adj. Drunk enough to attach yourself firmly to a social cluster while the rest of the evening trails behind. Elikya got headgrouped beside Gwendolynn and remained there through two changes of venue. headgrowthed adj. Drunk past the point of appearing proportionate, with one swelling opinion occupying the whole gathering. headguarded adj. Drunk beyond accepting ordinary conversation without a padded intermediary between oneself and the facts. Chenele was headguarded, requiring Brajan to deliver each suggestion in the gentlest possible form. headhaired adj. Drunk in a way that leaves companions obliged to smooth, inspect or discuss your appearance. Kailea became headhaired, asking Kellyanna to inspect the parting after every visit to the mirror. headhooded adj. Drunk, with the result that every sentence acquires a grammatical centre and refuses to release its dependants. Pravin grew headhooded, assigning Idalis a central role in each story without consulting her. headhoused adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming the terminal's public area, while companions handle tickets, baggage and departures. headhuntered adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating one chosen companion as the evening's principal professional appointment. headhuntinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and preserving one unfortunate conversation as though it were the evening's chief acquisition. headied adj. Softened by drink into a person who expects sympathy for minor knocks and receives it. Arbin was headied after two ciders and announced that the door had been unkind. headinessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who finds every idea unusually persuasive. headinged (/ˈhɛdɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person who gives each conversation a new title. Laroya was headinged and announced the next exchange as ‘A Brief Discussion of Chips’. headjointed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every answer takes the length of a held note. headkerchiefed adj. Drunk to the point where a cloth on the head seems an adequate solution. Lea-jeanne became headkerchiefed and tied a napkin above one ear. headlamped adj. Drunk enough to illuminate one direction while remaining unaware of the others. headlanded (/ˈhɛdləndd/) adj. Drunk past the point of remaining within the conversation, projecting steadily into surrounding waters. Vida was headlanded, projecting out of the conversation and towards surrounding waters.