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hollowinged (/ˈhɒləʊɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has gradually emptied each movement of its useful centre. Abby-leigh went hollowinged and took four attempts to turn the handle. hollownessed adj. Reduced by drink to an echo of a person, with the useful contents temporarily absent. Salimatou was hollownessed and answered Blaiz from several seconds behind the question. hollowpointed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who makes a small opening in every conversation. hollowrooted adj. Softened by drink into a small woodland plant, slow to rise and easily overlooked. Aliea became hollowrooted beside the sofa while Jasmir searched for her shoes. hollowwared adj. Loosened by drink into a collection of wobbling vessels, none reliably placed on the table. hollowworted adj. Slowed by drink to the patient pace of a woodland plant, with each step considered twice. Lonzie became hollowworted on the staircase, while Chasie waited below. holluschicked adj. Drunk and standing apart from the herd, unsteady but unwilling to admit the tide has turned. Sajan stood holluschicked by the bar while Zacorian collected his coat. holly barberried adj. Drunk enough to weave through the room in a prickly pattern, leaving the basket unfinished. Maliq became holly barberried and attempted to weave Xuri's scarf into a basket. holly berried adj. Drunk past the point of smooth movement, bright-faced and liable to roll towards the nearest hollow. Yashley was holly berried and rolled one red apple beneath Augus's chair. holly blued adj. Drunk, with the result that you flutter from one conversation to another without settling on either. holly oaked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you broad, rooted and resistant to the suggestion of stairs. Eron became holly oaked at the foot of the staircase while Deneise fetched a chair. holly-berried adj. Drunk beyond graceful coordination, with a conspicuous face and a tendency to settle in corners. Shoshana became holly-berried and lodged beside Wiiliam's chair for the remainder of the evening. holly-leaved barberried adj. Drunk to the extent of moving prickly and slowly, with every chair treated as a branch. Shonika grew holly-leaved barberried and caught Luisiana's sleeve on the banister. holly-leaved cherried adj. The state of being drunk and insisting the evening's final round be gathered beneath one Californian tree. Adilene got holly-leaved cherried and organised the last round beneath the nearest garden tree. hollyberried adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the cheeks bright and the route home distinctly uncertain. Maxym got hollyberried and asked David whether the front door had moved. hollyhocked (/ˈhɒlihɒkd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who stands brightly flowering by the coat hooks, unable to find the exit. Travia became hollyhocked and gave the coat hooks an extended account of the journey home.