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hoard-warded adj. Emboldened by drink to guard the household supplies from perfectly imaginary raiders. hoarded (/hɔːdd/) adj. Softened by drink into quietly concealing the last biscuits, clean glasses and remote control. Khamarli became hoarded and hid the biscuits behind the saucepan. hoardered (/ˈhɔːdəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to counting and recounting the household objects already within reach. Esiah was hoardered, inventorying teaspoons long after everyone had gone to bed. hoarding disordered adj. Drunk to the point where every empty box becomes essential overnight accommodation. Kellisa was hoarding disordered, preserving cereal boxes for an unspecified future purpose. hoardinged (/ˈhɔːdɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and sheltering beneath the sofa's projecting edge as though defending a castle wall. Mkaila was hoardinged beneath the sofa's edge, accepting water through the gap. hoared (/hɔːd/) adj. The state of being drunk and turning visibly pale beneath the kitchen's unforgiving light. Lateafa looked hoared beside the fridge, waiting quietly for the water to settle. hoarfrosted adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, motionless figure awaiting thawing beneath a domestic blanket. hoarheaded adj. Drunk enough to become an elderly grey-haired authority on blankets, kettles and sensible bedtimes. Haizlee was hoarheaded, advising everyone to drink water and retire before midnight. hoarhounded adj. The condition of a drinker who has become grey about the edges and medicinal in conversation. Laman arrived hoarhounded, grey about the edges and prescribing peppermint tea to everyone present. hoarinessed adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that the kitchen light, hair and conversation have all gone grey. Saraina was hoarinessed, gazing into the glass of water as though it contained winter. hoarnessed adj. Of a drinker: gone grey at the edges, as though the pub had opened in winter. hoarsed adj. Having drunk enough to require an obsolete spelling before identifying the animal in the car park. Lexie was hoarsed and addressed the taxi as though it had four legs. hoarsenessed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the clear notes and is conducting the round in a dry rasp. Latefah became hoarsenessed after explaining the darts rules to the entire bar. hoarstoned adj. Describing a drinker who has fixed himself beside the boundary of the conversation and will not be moved. Savy stood hoarstoned beside the fruit machine, claiming the corner as ancestral ground. hoarwithied adj. A drinker who has taken root by the roadside, branching into every conversation that passes. Aaila was hoarwithied outside the pub, offering directions to people who had not asked. hoary bamboo ratted adj. A drinker so far gone that they retreat into the undergrowth and emerge only for crisps. Margerite went hoary bamboo ratted beneath the beer garden table after the second round.