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humblebraged (/ˈhʌmbl̩ˌbɹæɡd/) adj. Too drunk to disguise a boast as modesty, or to notice that the room has gone quiet. In got humblebraged and described his modest dancing while standing on one shoe. humblebraggered adj. Sufficiently drunk to boast while pretending to apologise for the inconvenience of being impressive. Loreena became humblebraggered and praised her own stair-climbing with unusual restraint. humblebragginged adj. Having drunk enough to turn every failure into an account of an enviable achievement. Tamron got humblebragginged and called missing the step an advanced form of descending. humbled (/ˈhʌmbl̩d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that even weak evidence is sufficient to establish a case against him. Jacquelen became humbled when the missing keys were discovered in her own hand. humbleheartednessed adj. Softened by drink into accepting small corrections without the usual administrative resistance. Edgareduardo grew humbleheartednessed and allowed the bill to be explained twice. humblehooded adj. Having drunk more than humility can accommodate, and apologising to furniture after striking it. Lawanda humblehooded after meeting the chair, then apologised to the table as well. humblenessed adj. You have drunk enough to call every stumble a lesson in modesty. Daloris became humblenessed after the third step and praised the staircase's patience. humblered (/ˈhʌmblɚd/) adj. You are drunk and reducing every nearby person to the confidence of a houseplant. Hermelinda was humblered, correcting everyone's posture while leaning on the piano. humblessed adj. Of a drinker: humility has arrived chiefly through contact with the floor. Silvestre was humblessed after misjudging the bottom stair and thanking it aloud. humblinged adj. Of a drinker who has been set down by a staircase and remains there reconsidering. Jermel was humblinged by the landing, which he had approached with misplaced confidence. humboldtilited adj. Describing a drinker who has crystallised into several elements and cannot be persuaded downstairs. humboldtined adj. The state of being drunk and mineralised: pale, fixed, and difficult to move without assistance. Harold was humboldtined beside the stairs, his evening reduced to carbon and hesitation. humboltilited adj. A drinker who has crystallised into a complicated mineral arrangement, with balance left unresolved. Sharaine stood humboltilited on the landing, apparently stable until addressed. humbowed adj. Drunk on the strength of breakfast resembling a browned, glazed parcel and requiring careful handling. Dalbert was humbowed after the night out, folded neatly beside the untouched coffee. humbrellaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has opened a rain shield indoors and cannot fold it again. Lindsey was humbrellaed, wrestling with the wet canopy beside the fruit machine. humbuckered adj. The condition of a drinker who suppresses every useful signal beneath a persistent electrical hum. Ralpheal was humbuckered, producing a steady noise instead of answering the question.