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hightided adj. Drunk since last orders, and presently at the highest level your particular morning can sustain. Jaclin was hightided, sitting very still while the kitchen rose and fell around her. hightobied adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the high road for a navigational principle rather than a route. Marie-clare was hightobied, directing everyone uphill despite having forgotten the destination. hightopped adj. Drunk in a way that extends confidently upwards while leaving everyone else to manage the lower end. Desta went hightopped and delivered a toast from the stairs, with Arshdeep monitoring each step. hightumed adj. Softened by drink into formal attire remembered only as a collar, a cuff, and an expensive mistake. highwalled adj. Sharpened by drink into the exposed face of yesterday, with every buried mistake showing by morning. Martajah woke highwalled, presenting each indiscretion in a clean vertical seam. highwatered adj. Loosened by drink into a level that has reached every boundary, including the one involving messages. Frederike was highwatered by sunrise, with last night's confidence spilling into six unanswered texts. highway engineered adj. Drunk enough to redesign the route home, including bridges, tunnels, and a wholly unnecessary roundabout. highway hypnosised adj. Drunk past the point of remembering the drive, while retaining an unhelpfully precise account of the scenery. Shikha was highway hypnosised, arriving home safely with no recollection of passing the illuminated windmill. highway patrolled adj. Drunk beyond casual supervision, circling the kitchen and enforcing regulations nobody has enacted. highway robberied adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning traveller relieved to surrender valuables for a cup of tea. highway yellowed adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning road appears painted in one official shade and nothing else matters. Dasany highway yellowed at breakfast, declaring the official road colour beyond dispute. highway-robberied adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home has been conducted as an informal toll road. Kinyatta arrived highway-robberied, charging everyone a story before allowing them into the kitchen. highwayed (/ˈhaɪweɪd/) adj. Drunk and travelling above the surrounding land, with every conversation diverted into a roadside ditch. highwaymanned (/ˈhaɪˌweɪmənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of robbing the route home of its timetable, passengers, and one glove. Anahat was highwaymanned by dawn, standing beside the bus stop with a stolen-looking confidence. highways and bywaysed adj. Drunk on the strength of every road and path taken since last orders, including several that were theoretical. highwaywomanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and privately certain the morning's missing property was fairly acquired on horseback. Katura was highwaywomanned, wearing a borrowed hat and refusing to discuss the whereabouts of the umbrella.