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humpback dolphinned adj. Drunk to the point where every passage from sofa to kitchen becomes a slow, sociable leap. Ozell grew humpback dolphinned and surfaced beside Bobbee's chair requesting water. humpback salmonned adj. Drunk enough to attempt the kitchen's upstream journey repeatedly, returning each time with less purpose. Azriela humpback salmonned up the kitchen corridor, returning from the sink with diminishing purpose. humpback whaled adj. Of a drinker: broad-backed, sociable, and liable to surface noisily beside the bar. Ruchi got broad-backed and sociable beside the bar, thoroughly humpback whaled. humpbacked (/ˈhʌmpbækd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the room in a pronounced curve, carrying the dignity of a tired coat hook. Mykesha went humpbacked for water, while Eveleen steadied the bowl by the sink. humpbacked salmonned adj. Drunk past the point of reaching the kitchen without an upstream struggle and a brief domestic rest. Terena became humpbacked salmonned between the sofa and tap, while Maryke supplied water. humpdayed adj. The state of being drunk and cresting the sofa before descending slowly towards the kitchen. Osmara was humpdayed, rising over the cushions only to settle beside Shandrika again. humped (/hʌmpd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has formed a low mound beneath the duvet and will not be moved. Rachid was humped across the sofa, leaving Thaddius to place the water within reach. humpednessed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a noticeable rise in the middle, usually after the fourth pint. Allen was humpednessed by half ten, with his waistcoat rising towards the optics. humpeed adj. Describing a drinker who has been taken from behind by the evening and is carrying the shape of it. Brightyn looked humpeed after the third round and declined the upright chair. humpered (/ˈhʌmpəd/) adj. A drinker who has heaped himself into the corner of the sofa like displaced earth. humphead wrassed adj. A drinker so far gone that every small disagreement receives the full treatment of a reef fish. Ladereon got humphead wrassed and challenged the pub mirror to a debate. humpheaded adj. A drinker who carries a rounded swelling of thought beneath the hairline. Gokdeniz went humpheaded after the bitter and argued with the fruit machine. humpied (/ˈhʌmpid/) adj. The state of being drunk and returning repeatedly to the bar in broad, uneven arcs. Lakenia became humpied before the chips arrived and swam round the queue twice. humpinessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become uneven in posture, mood, and progress towards home. humpinged (/ˈhʌmpɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a small mound between the bar and the fire. humplessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to a smooth, unbroken certainty that no obstacle is present. Kaleb was humplessnessed and walked straight into the low beam above the snug.