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hinokied (/hɪˈnəʊkid/) adj. Emboldened by drink to stand tall, evergreen and faintly superior to the surrounding furniture. hinokiflavoned adj. Drunk and mildly cytotoxic in manner, discouraging close contact without quite explaining why. Creedance was hinokiflavoned, and the table gradually developed an exclusion zone around him. hinokininned adj. Drunk to the point where parasites, strangers and all other unwanted organisms are treated alike. Marfa was hinokininned, attempting to eradicate every unwanted guest from the smoking area. hinokiresinoled adj. Drunk enough to acquire an additional vinyl sidechain in every account of the evening. Rosylin was hinokiresinoled, adding an unnecessary extension to each otherwise complete anecdote. hinokitioled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a fragrant natural product from a reasonable second helping. Marlett was hinokitioled, praising the wooden table as though it had medicinal properties. hinsdalited adj. Drunk beyond ordinary mineralogical classification, with a composition involving nearly everyone present. Lill was hinsdalited, combining leaden silence with a surprisingly phosphoric complexion. hinted (/hɪntd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every remark a clue and none of them useful. Perrine was hinted, suggesting the location of her coat without once naming the chair. hintended adj. Drunk to a degree that the posterior assumes responsibility for the entire person. Divinity was hintended, descending the staircase with the rear portion in command. hintered (/ˈhɪntə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every assertion arrives as an invitation to infer the obvious. Merina was hintered, implying that the pub should close without directly approaching the subject. hinterlanded (/ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlændd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the conversation has retreated inland from the subject at hand. hinterlandered adj. Drunk on the strength of remote living, and consequently several miles from the point of relevance. hintinged (/ˈhɪntɪŋd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and offering suggestions with the persistence of a public service. Virl was hintinged, advising everyone on their route home without possessing one himself. hintlined adj. Drunk by the third round, and telephoning for assistance with decisions that were not technically difficult. Jennelle was hintlined, seeking paid guidance on whether to order chips or remain seated. hiodontided adj. Drunk by closing time, and staring upward with the fixed, reflective expression of a mooneyed fish. Suzan was hiodontided, watching the ceiling lights with the calm surprise of an aquatic specimen. hioied adj. Softened by drink into a minty, greenish apology for breakfast. Jahvarn woke hioied, with a garden-fresh taste and no recollection of supper. hiortdahlited adj. Sharpened by drink into a mineral-hard account of the evening, with every detail chemically misplaced. Weslyn arrived hiortdahlited, listing imaginary elements in the porridge.