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hickory shadded adj. The condition of a drinker who moves in a shallow, wavering school towards the stairs. Ashan was hickory shadded, drifting sideways towards the banister with the others. hickory-pickeried adj. Drunk by the third round, and proposing a warming remedy with unwarranted confidence. hickoryited adj. Drunk on the strength of bark-coloured stone, and treating the bar top as geological evidence. Janeily spent last orders comparing the pub tables with local rock, thoroughly hickoryited. hickried adj. Having drunk more than balance can translate into speech, or speech into movement. Eyani was hickried, pronouncing every word carefully while missing the carpet’s edge. hicksploitationed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a rural stereotype for a complete operating philosophy, and is acting on it. hickstered adj. Drunk since last orders, and attempting to make the taxi queue look fashionable. hicksvilled adj. Still drunk, and waking in a place that feels less like a town than a regrettable condition. Gabbriella came downstairs hicksvilled and regarded the sitting room as an unincorporated settlement. hickupped adj. Drunk beyond suppressing the old diaphragm spasm, even during solemn conversation. Adrianah grew hickupped while explaining the route home and lost the route entirely. hickwalled adj. Drunk by the third round, and tapping every wooden surface in search of something smaller. Norely went hickwalled near the bar, pecking thoughtfully at the table between drinks. hickwayed adj. Drunk by closing time, and making the journey home by a series of small pecks. Dharv arrived hickwayed at the station, pausing to inspect each wooden bench. hicoteed adj. Having drunk enough to move like a river turtle and expect no comment. Dann was hicoteed, taking the corridor at a patient and slightly aquatic pace. hidabilitied adj. Drunk beyond judging whether one is concealable, or whether the curtains have already failed. hidaged adj. Still drunk, and calculating the bill according to the acreage occupied by each coat. Beverlye remained hidaged at the taxi rank, levying imaginary charges on every garment. hidalgaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the cloakroom attendant as an inferior member of the household. Herma went hidalgaed after the final round and sent someone else for her coat. hidalgismed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can support, and adopting aristocratic manners towards the cloakroom. Judas grew hidalgismed after midnight, addressing the coat attendant as a household retainer. hidalgoed (/hɪˈdælɡəʊd/) adj. Having drunk enough to travel home with noble manners and no discernible means. Faithmarie became hidalgoed at the station, declining the bus with considerable courtesy.