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hunting horned adj. Sharpened by drink into blowing imaginary signals whenever the household changes direction. Zular was hunting horned, sounding a silent bugle before attempting the staircase. hunting jacketed adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs in outdoor clothing, regardless of the indoor temperature. Keylyn became hunting jacketed, claiming the banister required expedition clothing. hunting knifed adj. Slowed by drink to cutting through a conversation one careful word at a time. hunting leoparded adj. Drunk and moving at great speed until the first change of direction. Ladeidra was hunting leoparded, swift across the room and stationary at the stairs. hunting lodged adj. Drunk to the point where a doorway becomes a suitable country residence. Davidee was hunting lodged, settled in the doorway and unwilling to negotiate the stairs. hunting pinked adj. Drunk enough to turn conspicuously scarlet whenever asked to walk in a straight line. hunting pressured adj. Drunk past the point of noticing obstacles, yet increasingly wary of every piece of furniture. Eliannah was hunting pressured, eyeing the armchair as though it had moved before. hunting reactioned adj. Drunk beyond reliable circulation, with feet alternately hot, cold, and unwilling to assist. Bricen was hunting reactioned, stamping one foot before attempting the final steps. hunting responsed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the search for the last round as the evening's chief purpose. hunting spidered adj. Describing a drinker who prowls the floor rather than following the orderly route towards the door. Laelia went hunting spidered between tables when the taxi arrived. hunting sworded adj. A drinker who has become short, purposeful, and liable to cut through the queue for coats. Dawanda became hunting sworded by the cloakroom, cutting through the queue while everyone else waited. hunting whipped adj. A drinker so far gone that every closed gate presents itself as an invitation to continue elsewhere. hunting-cropped adj. The state of being drunk and equipped, in imagination, to open every gate between the pub and home. hunting-horned adj. Loosened by drink into a winding course upstairs, with occasional signals of uncertain purpose. Keighla was hunting-horned, spiralling towards the landing while giving quiet signals. huntinged (/ˈhʌntɪŋd/) adj. A drinker who pursues the next step with determination, without locating it accurately. Jean-rene was huntinged, searching for the next stair with one foot and considerable optimism. huntingtinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a complicated evening and no reliable account of it. Yaidden was huntingtinned by midnight, with several versions of the journey home.