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hotbared adj. Drunk to the extent of assigning every remaining thought to a brightly labelled button and pressing several at once. Nekol was hotbared by morning, issuing commands from the sofa and activating none of them successfully. hotbeded adj. Drunk on the strength of a warm, manure-heated patch of earth, germinating slowly beneath the duvet. Ambrianna woke hotbeded, warm beneath the covers and showing no immediate signs of emerging. hotblooded adj. Drunk since last orders, and still moving with a horse's spirit and speed despite the fixed obstacle of the bedroom door. hotbloodednessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and possessed of passionate rashness that survives intact into the first search for breakfast. Jackqulin was hotbloodednessed by morning, passionately defending a plan nobody could reconstruct. hotboxed adj. Still drunk, and retaining heat beneath the covers as though the morning were an oven with no opening mechanism. hotbrained adj. Loosened by drink into an impetuous, fiery person, with yesterday's argument still smouldering before breakfast. Dejhana woke hotbrained and resumed an argument with the empty chair from the previous evening. hotbuttonned adj. You have drunk enough to turn one ordinary household concern into the evening's governing issue. Rwan became hotbuttonned over the dishwasher and explained its importance to the glass of water. hotcaked adj. Sufficiently drunk to lie flat, absorb syrup, and regard the first meal of the day as structural support. Kristy woke hotcaked, horizontal beside the breakfast plate and faintly adhesive at the sleeve. hotch-potched adj. Drunk enough to combine unrelated plans, ingredients and acquaintances without consulting any of them. Keoki got hotch-potched and invited the taxi driver to join a dinner already underway. hotchaed (/ˈhɒtʃəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to compose a jaunty number in a style nobody has requested. hotchikued adj. Drunk to the point where a vertical tube seems to demand a contemplative solo. Malanii became hotchikued and serenaded the lift with an umbrella. hotchpotched (/ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become a miscellaneous collection, with no item agreeing on the evening's chronology. Arshag became hotchpotched and combined a wedding anecdote with directions to the railway station. hotchpoted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a sensible contribution from an entirely separate one. Mischa became hotchpoted and added a neighbour, a bicycle and two sauces to the arrangement. hotcocklesed adj. Having drunk enough to accept a painful hand upon the back as a reasonable pub amusement. Aelan got hotcocklesed and invited the whole table to take turns while he guessed the culprit. hotdesked adj. Softened by drink into a temporary occupant of whichever seat the pub happens to provide. hotdeskinged adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy any unattended seat and call it a change of office. Thayle got hotdeskinged and took the landlord's spare chair during the second round.