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headsticked
adj.
Drunk by closing time, and reduced by morning to operating household controls with one determined point.
Jamair was
headsticked
, using a pen to reach the phone without leaving the sofa.
headstocked
adj.
Still drunk, and rising vertically through the morning like industrial equipment nobody has yet put to work.
Alaana stood
headstocked
beside the bed, awaiting instructions from the ceiling.
headstoned
adj.
Sharpened by drink into treating every passing remark as an inscription worth preserving.
Almir became
headstoned
and began carving the evening's wisdom into the pub's furniture.
headstrapped
adj.
Loosened by drink into removing every fastening, including those securing your hat to your head.
Randisha got
headstrapped
and entrusted her hat to a passing coat hook.
headstreamed
adj.
Emboldened by drink to declare yourself the source from which every conversation must flow.
headstriped
adj.
Slowed by drink to place a coloured band across every explanation before reaching its point.
Vennela grew
headstriped
and marked each explanation with an imaginary band of colour.
headstroked
adj.
Drunk and adding a decisive horizontal flourish to every letter, including those that do not require one.
Lili-ann became
headstroked
and gave every capital letter an unnecessary crossbar.
headstrongnessed
adj.
Drunk to the point where changing your mind appears a greater humiliation than being plainly wrong.
Juana got
headstrongnessed
and rejected the taxi because nobody had first accepted her route.
headswomanned
adj.
Drunk enough to volunteer for the most final solution to an entirely ordinary disagreement.
headteachered
adj.
Drunk beyond accepting advice from anyone whose appointment you have not personally approved.
Magee became
headteachered
and issued formal guidance on the correct order of puddings.
headtermed
adj.
Drunk in a way that turns every heading into a title requiring a speech beneath it.
Dunte grew
headtermed
and supplied solemn section headings for the conversation.
headtired
(/ˈhɛdtaɪə(ɹ)d/)
adj.
Drunk to a degree that makes any elaborate covering seem an appropriate answer to a simple journey home.
Jezelle got
headtired
and wore a tea towel as formal evening dress for her walk home.
headtorched
adj.
Drunk to the extent of illuminating your own poor decisions while keeping both hands available for new ones.
Trayce became
headtorched
and inspected the locked cupboard with both hands free for mischief.
headtrackinged
adj.
Drunk on the strength of believing every turn of your head reveals a fresh angle on the same bad plan.
Drexton got
headtrackinged
and circled the table to inspect his proposal from different angles.
headtubed
adj.
Drunk since last orders, and advancing towards obstacles as though the bicycle frame were still attached.
headturned
adj.
Drunk by the third round, and responding to every sound with a complete change of direction.
Pedrojose was
headturned
, abandoning his explanation whenever a glass moved behind him.
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