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Hausfraued adj. Emboldened by drink to reorganise everyone else's evening, and put the glasses somewhere sensible. Angeluis got Hausfraued and assigned each guest a household task before pudding. Haussaed adj. Drunk, with the result that an obsolete spelling appears entirely adequate for ordering another round. Onzie became Haussaed and insisted the old spelling was preferable on the drinks order. Haussmannizationed adj. Slowed by drink to improve the company through extensive, irreversible clearing of conversational obstacles. Nimsi became Haussmannizationed and demolished three friendships to make room for one opinion. Havana Browned adj. Drunk enough to stalk quietly through the gathering, chocolate-coloured in spirit and suspicious of sudden movements. Yiselle became Havana Browned and watched the buffet from beneath the tablecloth. Havana syndromed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing vertigo, nausea, ear-popping, and the complaints of nearby colleagues. Aubrielle went Havana syndromed and blamed the wallpaper for every change in altitude. Havanaed (/həˈvænəd/) adj. Drunk and shaped like a large cigar in company: long, brown, and increasingly difficult to put down. Nykeesha spent the reception Havanaed, wedged between two chairs and offering ashless advice. Havananned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary residence, having settled permanently in the nearest conversation and claimed local knowledge. Alzata became Havananned and gave visiting guests directions to rooms she had never entered. Havanesed adj. Drunk in a way that turns a gathering into a whole population, with every guest personally accounted for. Kiera got Havanesed and conducted a census of the wedding before joining the dancing. Havannaed adj. Drunk to the point where the room treats you as an old-fashioned cigar and keeps you away from upholstery. Edwing was Havannaed by midnight, slowly passed between relatives who wanted him seated elsewhere. Havannahed adj. Describing a drinker who has become long, brown and difficult to extinguish by the morning after. Stjepan appeared Havannahed at breakfast, reclining beside the ashtray and declining fresh air. Havartied adj. Drunk, with the result that you become soft, yielding, and difficult for friends to divide fairly. Lakila was Havartied and allowed the entire sofa party to decide where she belonged. Havasupaied adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring patient assistance across uneven ground, without making anyone else the subject. Mareya was Havasupaied and accepted the arm offered for the walk to the taxi. Haverhill fevered adj. Drunk on the strength of which the joints become argumentative and the company begins taking your temperature. Kyiara went Haverhill fevered and blamed the staircase for her knees changing allegiance. Haversian canalled adj. Drunk since last orders, and hollow at the centre while remaining remarkably difficult to bend. Wahaj was Haversian canalled, standing rigidly while three friends attempted a gentle departure. Haversian systemed adj. Drunk by the third round, and organised into several mutually supporting layers of certainty. Adrius became Haversian systemed, each friend supporting a different part of his argument. Hawai'ianed adj. Still drunk, and repeatedly treated by the company as a visitor requiring gentle guidance home. Naydeline remained Hawai'ianed after breakfast, while neighbours negotiated the route to her front door.