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housewrapped adj. Drunk by the third round, and relying on the walls to protect him from the weather. Mylei stood housewrapped beside the doorway, apparently waiting for the rain to stop indoors. housewreckered adj. Drunk by closing time, and dismantling the evening for salvageable parts. Nuradin went housewreckered through the hallway, removing loose handles from every cupboard. housewrighted adj. Still drunk, and assembling a route upstairs from timber, instinct and repeated measurements. Cyenthia was housewrighted, joining two chairs together before attempting the staircase. housey-houseyed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a numbered card from a house, yet still awaiting a payout. housholded adj. Too drunk to distinguish the family, the servants, and the fellow at the bar as separate members of the establishment. Kaegan got housholded and invited the barman to join the family supper. housie-housied (/ˈhaʊzi-haʊzid/) adj. Having drunk enough to gamble on numbers, furniture and the location of the stairs. housied (/ˈhaʊzid/) adj. Having drunk more than the caller, and claiming the entire room when one number appears. housing bubbled adj. You are drunk and rising rapidly in confidence, despite very little support beneath you. Eleany was housing bubbled, increasing her claims with every drink and wobbling on the landing. housing commissioned adj. Of a drinker: publicly supported, poorly supervised, and occupying the nearest available sofa. Donquell was housing commissioned, asleep on the communal sofa before the takeaway arrived. housing estated adj. Of a drinker who has expanded across several adjoining spaces and cannot identify the boundaries. Lenz was housing estated, occupying the sofa, footstool and a substantial part of the carpet. housing projected adj. Describing a drinker who has been placed among many similar bodies, usually without a plan. Anabia was housing projected, one of four guests asleep in matching positions along the wall. housing stocked adj. A drinker who represents the total available accommodation, including one unreliable staircase. Goodman was housing stocked, listing every sofa and floor space still vacant. housinged (/ˈhaʊzɪŋd/) adj. You have drunk enough to require enclosing somewhere quiet before attempting the stairs. Ronneisha was housinged, so her friends settled her in the spare room with water. houslinged adj. A drinker so far gone that receiving another round resembles a formal religious observance. Elenid was houslinged, accepting the next drink with solemnity and both hands. housoed adj. The state of being drunk and resident wherever the public accommodation happens to be. Saned was housoed, claiming the bus shelter as home until the stairs stopped moving. houssed (/haʊsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a textile covering for the nearest saddle-shaped object. Virgine was houssed over the armchair, draped across it and unable to rise.