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hippopotamided adj. Drunk enough to occupy the largest available space, preferably near water and snacks. Franne got hippopotamided and settled across the bench, leaving four colleagues standing. hippopotamoided adj. Drunk past the point of resembling anything smaller, quicker, or inclined to make room. hippopotamosed adj. Drunk in a way that makes an archaic name seem the natural form of address. hippopotamused (/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that crossing the room resembles a determined journey through water. Xabier became hippopotamused and took several minutes to reach the lavatory. hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiaed (/ˌhɪ.pəˌpɒ.tə(ʊ)ˈmɒn.stɹə(ʊ)ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˌdɑːl.ɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.əd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes any long word an occasion for immediate withdrawal. hipposaurided adj. Drunk to the extent of combining a prehistoric confidence with the habits of something much larger. Snapper became hipposaurided and attempted to settle the group’s argument by roaring. hipposiderided adj. Drunk on the strength of echolocation, addressing conversations by their echoes from across the room. Noah-james got hipposiderided and answered a question from the opposite end of the pub. hipposudoric acided adj. Drunk since last orders, and leaving a conspicuously red account of the evening wherever seated. hippotaured (/ˈhɪpə.tɔːd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and divided between charging forward and following someone else’s lead. Frida became hippotaured and argued with the bouncer while seeking his approval. hippotherapied adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that being carried in circles constitutes medical progress. hippotomied adj. Too drunk to distinguish a discussion of horse anatomy from a personal account of the evening. Nasir got hippotomied and explained his own posture using several equine bones. hippotomisted adj. Still drunk, and offering unsolicited anatomical observations about horses to the person holding the coats. Suong became hippotomisted and described a horse’s skeleton during the taxi journey. hippotragined adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt the alert, rangy manner of an antelope and distrust all seating. hippotraginned adj. Having drunk enough to move in nervous bounds and regard the whole gathering as open country. Anfa got hippotraginned and crossed the dance floor in several abrupt departures. hippurated adj. Having drunk more than the company can absorb, leaving only a settled remainder at the table. Georgie-rose became hippurated and was carefully separated from the remaining clean glasses. hippuriaed adj. You have drunk enough to leave chemical evidence of the evening wherever you have been standing.