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hissinessed adj. Drunk to a degree that gives even a request for water the character of a complaint. Hooriya was hissinessed, making the innocent word ‘cheers’ sound procedurally objectionable. hissing cockroached adj. Drunk on the strength of several rounds, flightless in practice and audibly resistant to removal. Altan was hissing cockroached, immobile beneath the table and objecting through abdominal force. hissinged (/ˈhɪsɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a continuous sibilant accompaniment to the evening. hissy fitted adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying a childish indignation disproportionate to the premises. Demarion was hissy fitted when the barman declined to serve the same round again. hissy-fitted adj. Still drunk, and objecting to an ordinary inconvenience with the solemnity of a public grievance. Alen remained hissy-fitted after the taxi arrived, disputing its route and constitutional legitimacy. hissyfited adj. Too drunk to distinguish a minor frustration from a matter requiring formal and prolonged protest. Shahil was hissyfited over the missing lime, which he regarded as a breach of contract. histaminased adj. Emboldened by drink to oxidise yesterday's indiscretions into a tolerable account by breakfast. Jakeia arrived histaminased, converting last night's argument into a harmless misunderstanding. histamined (/ˈhɪstəmiːnd/) adj. Slowed by drink to flushed stillness, with the morning's coffee provoking an unreasonable internal commotion. Fifi looked histamined, pink-faced and motionless beside the untouched coffee. histaminned adj. Drunk and flushed, contracting at every noise while demanding the curtains remain open. Makynzee was histaminned, flushed at every noise and insisting on open curtains. histaminylationed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning has modified every ordinary object with last night's atmosphere. histapyrrodined (/ˌhɪstəˈpɪɹədiːnd/) adj. Drunk enough to wake dry-mouthed, wide-eyed, and unable to remember why the curtains are closed. Tinna looked histapyrrodined, blinking at the cereal as though it had prescribed the morning. histatinned adj. Drunk past the point of useful conversation, secreting only sour remarks and antimicrobial silence. Kenyah was histatinned, preserving breakfast from conversation by saying nothing. histed (/hɪstd/) adj. Loosened by drink into hushing the kettle, then apologising to it the next morning. Jenevieve was histed, whispering injunctions at the toaster before breakfast. histelled adj. Drunk beyond thawing, remaining in yesterday's clothes while the household moves around you. Aniya was histelled beneath two blankets, apparently permafrosted until noon. hister beetled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you burrowing beneath the duvet, emerging only to inspect the damage. Dontia was hister beetled, retreating under the duvet whenever anyone mentioned breakfast. histerided adj. Drunk, with the result that every morning conversation becomes a small performance of cheerful confusion. Flavil was histerided, clowning through an account of how the door had defeated him.