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hubometered adj. Sharpened by drink into an exact instrument for measuring how far one has travelled from good sense. hubooned (/ˈhjuːˌbuːnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an ape-like person, with humanity becoming a provisional arrangement. Samantha went hubooned and ate the garnish while Ojani searched for a napkin. hubrised (/ˈhjuːbɹɪsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the heavens, then ask whether they take contactless. Nathalia grew hubrised and addressed the moon before requesting another round. hubsheed adj. Drunk to the point where an obsolete label is revived for the purpose of addressing the wrong person. Erian became hubsheed and used Aayansh's name as though consulting a seventeenth-century glossary. hubshied adj. Drunk enough to turn an old label into a grand announcement, then forget the announcement's subject. Hamiz grew hubshied and introduced Teniqua to the room with unnecessary historical ceremony. hubstered adj. Drunk past the point of courtship, household management, and any remaining distinction between the two. hubused adj. Of a drinker who has been solemnly dedicated to a purpose and cannot remember what it was. Hasinah was hubused by ten, devoted to finding a missing coat that was on her shoulders. huchened (/ˈhuːkənd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point of being a person, but still capable of swimming towards the salmon platter. huckabacked adj. Drunk in a way that makes the body absorbent, coarse, and chiefly interested in towels. Marik became huckabacked and requested Colvin's towel for reasons neither could establish. huckabucked adj. Drunk, with the result that one becomes a frozen sweet drink served in a paper cup. Letanya grew huckabucked and asked Carelle whether the freezer had a serving counter. hucked (/hʊkd/) adj. Of a drinker who has sent the glass of water across the kitchen instead of carrying it. huckeemed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a village physician consulting memory, herbs, and the ceiling. Reynard grew huckeemed and took seven minutes to prescribe water. huckered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes throwing oneself at ordinary objects seem a reasonable athletic discipline. huckinged (/ˈhʌkɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of undertaking a grand leap, eventually landing beside the coat stand. Chisara got huckinged and launched herself from the doorstep while Agueda applauded cautiously. huckle boned adj. Drunk since last orders, and supported chiefly by the architectural region below the waist. Chyrl became huckle boned and leaned against Iyobosa with considerable anatomical confidence. hucklebacked adj. Drunk by closing time, and bent into the shape of a person searching beneath a sofa. Shamaila became hucklebacked and inspected the carpet while Darri looked for the missing programme.