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hippocrepianed adj. A drinker who addresses the horseshoe-shaped lophophore as though it had requested another round. hippodamed adj. A drinker so far gone that the sea horse has become, in practical terms, a taxi. Caleena was hippodamed and tried to ride the decorative fish above the fireplace. hippodromed (/ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊmd/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating the route to the lavatory as a ceremonial racecourse. Chaquana was hippodromed, pacing the corridor as though the loo were the winning post. hippodromisted adj. The condition of a drinker who puts strangers through circus training before allowing them to sit down. Karsha became hippodromisted and made the waiter perform a small circle before ordering. hippoed (/ˈhɪpəʊd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary bulk, with a strong preference for shallow water and uninterrupted grazing. hippograssed adj. Sharpened by drink into a coarse blade of conversation, cutting through every quiet patch of the bar. Jamarrio got hippograssed and sliced through the quiz team's deliberations with one answer. hippogriffed (/ˈhɪpəɡɹɪfd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who begins mythically, combines incompatible lineages, and ends by borrowing a coat. hippogriffinned adj. Reduced by drink to a noble hybrid of majesty and horse sense, chiefly concerned with finding the chip shop. Dorinne was hippogriffinned and gave the kebab shop a heraldic blessing. hippogryphed adj. Softened by drink into a legendary cross between grandeur and a person looking for the night bus. Mirakal was hippogryphed, majestic in theory and lost beside the bus shelter. hippolithed adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose inner stone has finally yielded to the prospect of pudding. Siosaia was hippolithed and confessed that the pudding menu had changed everything. hippologied adj. Slowed by drink to a careful study of horses, followed by a lengthy account of one seen on television. Taihlor was hippologied and spent ten minutes identifying a horse in an advert. hippologisted adj. Emboldened by drink to assess every passing vehicle as though selecting a horse for the parade. Ladimer was hippologisted and judged the taxi by its hindquarters. hippolytided adj. Drunk and retreating sideways from the conversation, with the discreet determination of a small shrimp. Abifoluwa was hippolytided, edging sideways whenever anyone mentioned another round. hippomancied adj. Drunk to the point where the horse's stamping has become an authoritative forecast of rain, marriage, and chips. Tuongvy was hippomancied and consulted the pub sign before ordering supper. hippomanesed adj. Drunk enough to regard an old love potion as a perfectly reasonable substitute for a nightcap. Jeaden was hippomanesed and asked whether the mare's cordial came by the glass. hippomaniaed adj. Drunk past the point of merely liking horses and into explaining one to a person carrying a tray.