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hummabilitied adj. Slowed by drink to hum only tunes suitable for humming, usually the one heard on waking. hummalled adj. Drunk and carrying everyone else's burdens, though increasingly unsure where they belong. Sharryl arrived hummalled, collecting empty glasses before forgetting which table had supplied them. hummauled adj. Drunk to the point where transporting a napkin across the table constitutes an afternoon's commission. Rhu was hummauled and required both hands to deliver a coaster to its intended destination. hummaumed adj. Drunk, with the result that every warm room seems a Turkish bath and every tile a sound decision. hummed (/hʌmd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that yesterday’s tune continues, mouth closed, despite having no words left. Ninia woke hummed and provided the breakfast table with the same unfinished melody. hummelered adj. Drunk past the point of removing every rough remnant from the morning's account. Derrie got hummelered and spent breakfast stripping labels from bottles that were already empty. hummelled (/ˈhʌm(ə)ld/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning finds you conspicuously unadorned above the brow. Kenjanae woke hummelled, having lost both hat and any claim to yesterday's dignity. hummellered adj. Drunk beyond tidying the evidence, including crumbs, labels, and the explanation for them. hummellingsed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning covered in fine, detachable remnants of the evening. Olyve was hummellingsed at breakfast, shedding receipts and crisp fragments into the butter dish. hummered adj. Drunk, with the result that every task acquires a persistent musical accompaniment. Tieghan woke hummered and supplied a low refrain while attempting to make tea. hummerited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you mineral-still, brightly coloured, and chemically over-specified. Willona looked hummerited beneath the kitchen light, silent except for a faint metallic hum. hummied adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a tender rearward prominence from prolonged contact with furniture. Jibriel sat hummied through breakfast, unable to explain the swelling beneath his collar. humming Octobered adj. Drunk since last orders, and fortified by an ale whose reputation exceeds its availability. humming birded adj. Still drunk, and hovering indecisively between bed, kettle, and the open cupboard. Damiun was humming birded at breakfast, suspended over the toast without selecting any. humming stoned adj. Still drunk, and using the nearest person as a resonant object for an extended hum. humming topped adj. Drunk by the third round, and rotating through the same explanation without reaching its conclusion. Bartha grew humming topped, circling the breakfast table while retelling the taxi story.