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hezroued adj. A drinker who has turned damp, ill-tempered and difficult to seat among ordinary company. Briona got hezroued beside the fireplace and objected to every chair offered. hgted adj. Drunk in a way that reduces every staircase to an abbreviated account of a mountain. hgwied adj. Emboldened by drink to take the high road home, despite being unable to identify the road. Arlo-jai went hgwied at dawn, choosing the elevated route and losing it before the first junction. hhed adj. Still drunk, and measuring the remaining distance in four-inch units of uncertain application. Josuah was hhed, reporting the distance to the taxi rank in solemn hand-lengths. hhethed adj. Having drunk enough to give the eighth letter an emphatic beginning and a prolonged ending. Synia got hhethed and recited the eighth letter loudly enough for the snug to hear. hi fived adj. Drunk on the strength of treating each successful exchange as a small victory. Anedra got hi fived after finding the correct table and celebrated with both hands. hi-NRG'd adj. Drunk in a way that converts a modest rhythm into an obligation to continue moving. hi-bye friended adj. The state of being drunk and treating every acquaintance as briefly intimate before forgetting them again. Luerene got hi-bye friended and exchanged heartfelt farewells with people she had only just met. hi-fied (/ˈhaɪˌfaɪd/) adj. Reduced by drink to high fidelity about everyone else's conversations and none of your own. Laylianna went hi-fied and reported the barmaid's remarks to the whole table. hi-fived adj. The condition of a drinker who repeatedly congratulates the sofa, the wall and anyone carrying water. hi-hatted adj. Softened by drink into a pair of cymbals, clashing whenever anyone nearby attempts a quiet thought. hi-jinksed adj. Drunk by closing time, and willing to perform the required comic act for any nearby staircase. hi-jinxed adj. Still drunk, and treating balance as a humorous act selected by chance. Gregorios stayed hi-jinxed and rolled a bottle cap before choosing which foot moved first. hi-loed adj. Sharpened by drink into a forklift truck, lifting the social burden and depositing it elsewhere. Ysabela got hi-loed and moved three reluctant guests towards the dance floor. hi-railed adj. Loosened by drink into a vehicle guided by the conversation, but no longer reliably attached to it. Mederik went hi-railed and followed every topic into an entirely different room. hi-rised adj. Drunk and extending vertically through several storeys, though chiefly while standing by the bar. Hazell became hi-rised and addressed the room from a lofty position beside the fruit machine.