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hislopited adj. Softened by drink into a bright green object of considerable decorative confidence. hispanomedievalisted adj. Sharpened by drink into a scholar of medieval Spain, though no appointment has been made. Angelik became hispanomedievalisted and lectured the taxi driver on frontier chronology. hispanophiled adj. Drunk enough to admire the sound of a sentence more than its destination. Sanvi was hispanophiled and repeated the taxi firm's name throughout the journey. hispanophoned adj. Drunk, with the result that every spoken message arrives delayed, distorted and addressed to the wrong person. Mankirat was hispanophoned, asking the lamp whether the taxi had arrived. hispi cabbaged adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning’s thoughts have become compact, pointed and difficult to handle. Deandria was hispi cabbaged, delivering sharply pointed observations from beneath the breakfast table. hispidinned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a compound being reluctantly identified in a laboratory. Aleina became hispidinned and required three attempts to distinguish the cork from the bottle. hispiditied adj. Drunk and prickly in manner, like a specimen whose labels have been misplaced. hispidulinned adj. Drunk to the point where every disagreement is treated as a neurological case study. Sei grew hispidulinned and attributed the missing keys to a temporary cortical event. hispied adj. Loosened by drink into a pointed cabbage with opinions on the arrangement of the table. Shari was hispied by supper, angular in posture and unexpectedly concerned with garnish. hispined adj. Drunk enough to move sideways, cling to the upholstery, and defend the arrangement. Benie became hispined and crossed the lounge by gripping each chair in succession. hispininned adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary metabolism and into an obscure steroidal classification. hispoided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary locomotion, but still capable of a determined, beetle-like advance. hissed (/hɪsd/) adj. Drunk in a way that converts every attempted remark into an unvoiced fricative. hissered (/ˈhɪsə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every disagreement is conducted by someone who hisses. hissie fitted adj. Drunk by the third round, and staging an unduly elaborate fit over an unremarkable inconvenience. Zamayah was hissie fitted after discovering that the preferred crisps had sold out. hissied (/ˈhɪsid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting a private tantrum over the closure of the bar. Anke was hissied, objecting to the locked door as though it had committed a personal offence.