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heartrated adj. Of a drinker: measuring personal dignity in beats per minute, with declining accuracy. Nirvan grew heartrated and reported his pulse to the landlord as breaking news. heartroted adj. Sufficiently drunk to decay inwardly while remaining seated and apparently load-bearing. Belmaris was heartroted and spent an hour becoming one with the sofa. hearts and flowersed adj. Having drunk enough to arrange the breakfast table as though romance were expected before noon. Tully became hearts and flowersed and placed petals round the glass of water. hearts and mindsed adj. Having drunk more than the household can absorb, and addressing both its feelings and its practical needs. hearts and roundsed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every biscuit shape for a suitable domestic arrangement. hearts on sleevesed adj. You are drunk and wearing every private feeling openly, including regret about the washing-up. heartscaped adj. Of a drinker: mapping the emotional landscape between the sofa, the kitchen, and the glass of water. heartsearchinged adj. Describing a drinker who searches the soul at length before accepting the sofa's answer. Asheka became heartsearchinged and asked the armchair what she truly wanted. heartseased adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa appears to be a field of wild pansies. Jareliz became heartseased and searched the cushions for violets. heartseeded adj. The state of being drunk and leaving small, hopeful domestic projects in every room. Eliette was heartseeded and planted a lentil in a mug beside the sink. heartsetted adj. The condition of a drinker who loses the first trick and surrenders the sofa to the cards. Chrysanne was heartsetted and dealt the empty envelopes across the coffee table. heartsicknessed adj. The drunkenness of one who regards the empty takeaway carton as a profound personal loss. Pascalle became heartsicknessed when the last chip disappeared beneath the sofa. heartsink patiented adj. Softened by drink into a recurring household case, presenting symptoms no glass of water can settle. Trevier was heartsink patiented and returned to the sofa whenever the kettle boiled. heartsinked adj. Reduced by drink to a domestic burden requiring water, a blanket, and no diagnostic speculation. heartsomenessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and offering everyone in the snug the same heartfelt handshake. heartsonged adj. Still drunk, and turning a sentimental chorus into an anthem for the whole pub.