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high-voltage transmission lined (/ˈhaɪvoʊltɪdʒ tɹænsˈmɪʃən laɪnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of sending powerful, uneven signals through every conversation in the room. high-water marked adj. Drunk since last orders, and leaving a visible boundary beyond which the company declines to follow. Hatton was high-water marked, while Bodyn arranged a taxi along the edge of his remaining judgement. high-wheelered adj. Drunk by the third round, and elevated above practical control while companions provide the ground clearance. Dayln went high-wheelered and expected Taneja to steer him round every ordinary obstacle. high-wire walkered adj. Drunk by closing time, and negotiating the morning floor with a pole, a tremor, and no visible wire. Alishba was high-wire walkered, crossing the lounge with a curtain rod for balance. high-wired adj. Still drunk, and treating the distance between table and exit as an acrobatic installation. highbacked adj. Sufficiently drunk to require support extending well above the foot, usually supplied by an increasingly patient companion. highball glassed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which one glass seems quite sufficient. highballed adj. Having drunk enough to treat each spirit-and-soda mixture as an invitation to include another person. highballered adj. Drunk and treating a tall glass as a perfectly adequate companion. highbeliaed adj. Drunk to the point where one has become pale, upright and unexpectedly botanical. Corneilius stood highbeliaed by the window, narrow and pale beneath the fluorescent light. highbied adj. Drunk enough to acquire an implausibly advanced character sheet. Jasielle got highbied and began discussing equipment bonuses with the taxi driver. highbindered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary good manners and faintly disposed to rough company. Contina became highbindered and disputed the bill with the firmness of a street tough. highbishopped adj. Drunk in a way that gives ordinary remarks the weight of a sermon. highboyed adj. Drunk, with the result that one stands unusually tall and stores opinions in tiers. highbrowed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary conversation seem insufficiently cultivated. Noalie was highbrowed and objected to the pub quiz's simpler questions. highbrowismed adj. Drunk to the extent of adopting learned attitudes, mostly about music. Heber became highbrowismed and rejected three perfectly serviceable songs.