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houstied adj. Reduced by drink to a sore throat with legs, and attempting conversation regardless. houstoniaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a small flowering plant, rooted beside the stairs. Pierluc stood houstoniaed by the landing, blooming quietly beside the umbrella stand. houswifed adj. Too drunk to leave the household accounts alone, though none were present. housy-housied adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every number on the card as a winning residence. Vela became housy-housied and shouted for the house after misreading the table number. houtinged adj. Softened by drink into an allegedly extinct fish, visible only as a slow movement towards home. houtoued adj. Sharpened by drink into a brightly marked bird, with sudden opinions and poor flight control. Rubert became houtoued and announced every colour in the room from the staircase. houttuyniaed adj. Loosened by drink into a spreading plant, with conversation escaping in several directions. Claria was houttuyniaed, branching into unrelated stories before reaching the first stair. hovawarted adj. Emboldened by drink to guard the landing from friends, coats and any staircase traffic. Jahsan was hovawarted, barring the stairs and requesting identification from familiar guests. hovelered adj. Having drunk enough to volunteer for the rescue of everyone who has merely missed the last round. hovelinged adj. You have drunk enough to improve the draught by covering the top of your head and leaving the sides open. hovelled (/ˈhɒvəld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to seek shelter beneath anything with four posts and call it a sensible arrangement. hovellered (/ˈhɒvələ(ɹ)d/) adj. Having drunk more than was prudent, yet still attempting to save the evening's stragglers from the wreck. Darlo was hovellered by closing time and gathered the stranded party from the station. hovellinged adj. You are drunk and arranging your coat as a chimney cap, with openings left at the sides. hover handed adj. Of a drinker who has kept one hand above a companion throughout the photograph and still calls it dancing. Raydyn stood hover handed beside the group, avoiding every shoulder while posing for the photograph. hover slammed adj. A drinker so far gone that descent is accomplished by striking the ground with considerable administrative finality. Shambrea arrived hover slammed, completing the descent beside the potted plant. hover texted adj. A drinker so far gone that every person, coat and taxi summons requires a small explanatory label. Debrea got hover texted and supplied captions for each coat while waiting outside.