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hobited adj. Sufficiently drunk to deliver a short, blunt opinion with surprising force. hobjobed adj. Having drunk enough to accept any temporary task, provided it involves no clear duties. Yackelin grew hobjobed and offered to reorganise the drinks without being asked. hoblinned adj. Having drunk more than was necessary to become a small domestic nuisance. Alisha-mae turned hoblinned and rearranged the shoes by the front door. hoblobed adj. You have drunk enough to address the nearest stranger with rural certainty. Isavella became hoblobed and asked the solicitor whether he kept chickens. hobnail booted adj. Of a drinker: durable in intention, heavy in movement, and not improved by stairs. Kortlin arrived hobnail booted and treated the carpet as difficult ground. hobnail livered adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a hard, uneven manner by the end of the evening. Makayden became hobnail livered and accepted the second round without visible flexibility. hobnailed adj. You are drunk and proceeding with a hard, deliberate confidence poorly suited to polished floors. Ahlanna came hobnailed through the hallway and gripped the umbrella stand. hobnailered adj. Describing a drinker who advances heavily and offers more grip than guidance. Myrta grew hobnailered and walked firmly into the wrong room. hobnobbered adj. The state of being drunk and socially ambitious without having moved seats. Harbaaz grew hobnobbered and made friends with the end of the table. hobnobberied adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned casual sociability into a continuing obligation. hobnobbinged adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken conversation for a renewable drinking session. hobnobed (/ˈhɒbnɒbd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every toast requires contact and a brief explanation. Gaber was hobnobed, requiring every toast to touch glasses and receive a brief explanation. hobnutted adj. Reduced by drink to a tuberous state, quiet and mildly difficult to place. Rudy sat hobnutted beneath the table, resembling a root awaiting identification. hobo bagged adj. Sharpened by drink into a slouching wanderer who gathers miscellaneous belongings en route. Emanuella went hobo bagged and collected scarves from chairs she had not occupied. hobo egged adj. Loosened by drink into a person with a central absence where a firm plan was expected. Zaden became hobo egged and stared through the toast as though it were structural. hobo jungled adj. Too drunk to keep balance on the tracks, yet still intent on finding the right freight carriage. Khari spent the evening hobo jungled, swaying beside the goods yard and saluting each departing train.