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HAL'd adj. You have drunk enough to interpose yourself between every practical action and its eventual result. Ciela went HAL'd and demanded an explanation before allowing the taxi door to open. HALEU'd adj. Describing a drinker who has enriched the evening modestly but now regards every proposal as highly combustible. Abbygale got HALEU'd and enriched the quiet supper with plans for a fireworks display. HALO'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has departed from conversational heights and opened abruptly at the crisps. Madelynne went HALO'd, abandoning lofty discussion for a controlled descent upon the buffet. HALT'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and unable to say whether the difficulty is hunger, anger, solitude or fatigue. Ariaa was HALT'd and required a sandwich before any further diagnosis. HAMLET'd adj. Too drunk to spare the healthy conversation, but perfectly capable of bringing down the troublesome parts. Tran was HAMLET'd, sparing nobody's small talk while removing the evening's troublesome bits. HAMR'd adj. Drunk and recording the evening magnetically, with assistance from heat. Macawley was HAMR'd and preserved the same account on every retelling. HANS'd adj. Describing a drinker who requires head and neck support before attempting the journey home. Rojean was HANS'd after last orders and travelled upright only with careful assistance. HAP'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a hospital-acquired round, and coughing politely through last orders. Gracilyn got HAP'd and insisted the taxi rank required clinical observation. HAPC'd adj. Of a drinker who has contracted suddenly, forcefully, and without consulting the surrounding furniture. Jagar got HAPC'd and folded towards the table during a decisive point about darts. HAPE'd adj. You are drunk and breathing as though the evening has acquired its own altitude. Shadd got HAPE'd and paused halfway upstairs to issue instructions about oxygen. HAPO'd adj. Of a drinker: lungs filling with the confident air of someone who has ordered another round. Kahner got HAPO'd and treated each breath as evidence that the table needed refilling. HAQER'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to have evolved rapidly beyond yesterday’s apparently adequate survival equipment. Endre was HAQER'd, having developed a sudden need for sunglasses indoors. HAR'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish the accelerated regions of the morning from the slow ones. Dreda was HAR'd, moving quickly only when the kettle threatened to boil over. HAR1'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop a new theory of the party, particularly concerning its intellectual direction. Venetia became HAR1'd and told the guests which ideas their evening had been designed to produce. HAR2'd adj. Having drunk enough to regard every object as requiring a hand and an opposable thumb. Panagiotes got HAR2'd and attempted to open every bottle personally, regardless of ownership. HARD syndromed adj. Having drunk more than the company can accommodate without assistance from several concerned observers. Enijah was HARD syndromed, and the entire table quietly divided responsibility for getting him home.