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householdinged adj. Softened by drink into managing the pub as a home, with particular concern for everyone's supper. Alphonse got householdinged and asked whether the regulars had eaten properly. householdried adj. Sharpened by drink into a domestic authority capable of correcting the pub's entire arrangement. Paizly got householdried and criticised the bar's method of storing clean glasses. householdshipped adj. Loosened by drink into a household role of uncertain rank, but unquestioned responsibility. householdstuffed adj. Emboldened by drink to acquire, rearrange, and account for every furnishing within reach. Adahy got householdstuffed and attempted to catalogue the pub's chairs. househubbied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a man undertaking all domestic duties one cupboard at a time. Lamoine got househubbied and spent ten minutes folding a bar towel. househuntered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the morning’s first priority finding somewhere else to sleep permanently. Emmitte became househuntered and attempted to purchase the corner booth before coffee. househuntinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a search for shelter, especially when the search begins in one’s own hallway. Baylee was househuntinged by dawn, viewing the airing cupboard as a compact studio. househusbanded adj. Drunk to the point where domestic responsibility extends to everyone else's coats, meals, and route home. Zoeyann got househusbanded and organised lifts for the whole bar. housekeeped adj. Drunk enough to take charge of an inn, its guests, and the matter of who has paid. housekeepered (/ˈhaʊskiːpəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has assumed command of the household, including the biscuit tin and its inventory. Asriel became housekeepered and reorganised the hotel stationery before being shown to bed. housekeeperessed adj. Describing a drinker who supervises domestic affairs with dignity, until the mop becomes a walking stick. housekeeping billed adj. Softened by drink into treating every modest pub expense as a parliamentary measure requiring debate. Ody got housekeeping billed and demanded amendments to the round before producing his wallet. housekeepinged adj. A drinker who has converted the evening into a programme of sweeping, wiping, and mislaying the cloth. Amanii became housekeepinged and polished the same table until the landlord intervened. housekeyed adj. The state of being drunk and attempting to open every nearby door with the confidence of rightful possession. Daisean became housekeyed and tried the cupboard with the front-door key. houseleadered adj. The drunkenness of one who has assumed command of the household, chiefly to decide what is on television. Adrianpaul was houseleadered, addressing the sofa as though it were a small kingdom. houseleeked (/ˈhaʊsliːkd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a succulent rosette of stillness, requiring only a windowsill and occasional watering.