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hourglass corseted adj. Drunk enough to divide the evening tightly at the middle, with considerable expansion above and below. Lauryl became hourglass corseted and gave the discussion a pronounced waist. hourglass dolphinned adj. Drunk past the point of swimming in a straight line, but still inclined to surface periodically. Naiara went hourglass dolphinned between the kitchen and the garden without explanation. hourglass drummed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary rhythm, with a narrow middle and a resonant opinion at either end. hourglass figured adj. Drunk in a way that gives the evening a narrow waist and unusually broad expectations. Mirla was hourglass figured, with the plans diminishing neatly between supper and bed. hourglassed (/ˈaʊəɡlɑːsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the evening passes through you in a narrow, sandy trickle. Kionah sat hourglassed by the fireplace, watching the conversation descend grain by grain. hourglassinged adj. Drunk, with the result that time narrows in the middle and widens at both ends. Eubha was hourglassinged, recalling the beginning and end of dinner but little between. houried (/ˈhʊəɹid/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the bar seem briefly paradisal, though nobody there is notably beautiful. hourlessnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of having no useful relation to hours, clocks, or appointments. hourlied (/ˈaʊ̯əlid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a fresh production every hour, with diminishing quality. hourly ratinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating briefly at a level the machinery would not recommend for an hour. Promyse was hourly ratinged, delivering one vigorous account before requiring a pause. hourly waged adj. Sufficiently drunk to calculate the evening's cost in units of labour rather than money. Marticia became hourly waged and converted each round into minutes of employment. hourplated adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying the hours clearly without keeping them accurately. hoursworthed adj. Drunk by closing time, and liable to provide an hour's supply of anything except useful work. Jerom was hoursworthed by closing time, offering an hour's conversation in three minutes. housabilitied adj. Still drunk, and only just suitable for being placed indoors without further arrangements. housaged adj. Too drunk to leave the premises, thereby accruing a modest storage charge in spirit. Tshaka was housaged after the last bus and slept among the coats. housaned adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt a compact bicyclic arrangement and navigate by short, improbable routes.