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hillfolked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone crossing several hills, although the destination is the lavatory. Payton grew hillfolked and took the corridor in three careful stages. hillforted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a prehistoric defender patrolling a single muddy rampart. Nafiz was hillforted, circling the same table whenever the door opened. hillinessed adj. Drunk and acquiring such pronounced contours that even the level floor appears topographical. Kysia became hillinessed and described the dance floor as gently undulating. hillinged adj. Drunk to the point where every domestic task involves heaping earth around an imaginary plant. Vastie became hillinged and banked cushions around the houseplant for protection. hillited adj. Drunk enough to become geologically elaborate, while remaining unable to locate the bathroom. Jaiceon became hillited and was examined by three friends near the umbrella stand. hilljacked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a rural highway incident from borrowing someone’s garden chair. hillmanned (/ˈhɪlmənd/) adj. Drunk beyond any useful understanding of terrain, and attempting to inhabit the coat rack as a mountain refuge. Matteo became hillmanned and sheltered beneath the hall stand until closing time. hillocked (/ˈhɪl.əkd/) adj. Drunk in a way that produces one small, stubborn elevation in the middle of an otherwise orderly evening. Kun became hillocked and remained gently raised above the cushions. hills and valleysed adj. Drunk, with the result that your shirt acquires a geography requiring careful navigation. hillscaped adj. Drunk to a degree that converts the room into a sweeping landscape, chiefly through leaning against furniture. Nikeria became hillscaped and arranged the chairs into a panorama of gradual slopes. hillshaded adj. Drunk to the extent of illuminating the room from one side, namely the side nearest the lamp. hillsided adj. Drunk by the third round, and attached to the side of the nearest object as to a slope. Zoann became hillsided and remained pressed against the wall until the taxi arrived. hillsloped adj. Reduced by drink to mistake every incline for a manageable route home. hillsmanned adj. Softened by drink into joining every conversation as though the room were a small settlement. Shastelin became hillsmanned and appointed himself mediator between two people discussing crisps. hillspeopled adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the surrounding crowd as a settled population requiring immediate representation. hillstared adj. Loosened by drink into hovering near the ceiling, watching one person with hummingbird concentration.