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hurdy-gurdyisted adj. Drunk on the strength of a persistent drone, with every answer supplied in a different key. Nahshon became hurdy-gurdyisted and played the same explanation through several unsuitable registers. hureaulited adj. Drunk since last orders, and mineralogically settled into the nearest granite-coloured surface. hurkaraed adj. Drunk by the third round, and volunteering to carry every bit of pub gossip. hurkarahed adj. Drunk by closing time, and still running messages as though the bar depended on it. Akem became hurkarahed and carried the final orders to a table already served. hurkarued adj. Still drunk, and carrying messages between the pub's rooms long after their purpose has vanished. Agastya remained hurkarued, ferrying remarks from the snug to the deserted lounge. hurkuraed adj. Too drunk to walk straight, yet determined to deliver every message personally. Annelisse got hurkuraed and crossed the pub diagonally with a message for the barman. hurkurahed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake repeated trips across the bar for professional courier work. Paighton became hurkurahed and charged about with messages that had already been received. hurlbated adj. Still drunk, and treating every lightweight object as a medieval implement of personal significance. Jinaya remained hurlbated, brandishing a bread knife as though the castle were under siege. hurlbutited adj. Too drunk to distinguish a monoclinic prism from the corner into which one has deposited oneself. hurled (/hɜːld/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and liable to convert every object within reach into a violent proposition. Ortencia was hurled by the third round and sent a beermat across the room with needless force. hurler on the ditched adj. Sufficiently drunk to issue unsolicited field instructions from the edge of any activity, particularly one already proceeding well. Jerniyah became a hurler on the ditched, coaching the darts players from behind the fruit bowl. hurlered adj. Drunk by closing time, and throwing things with the confidence of someone whose aim has resigned. Karynna was hurlered by closing time and flung her keys into the umbrella stand's general vicinity. hurleyed adj. Having drunk enough to regard every stick as sporting equipment and every corridor as a field of play. Dashanna became hurleyed and carried the broom through the reception as if seeking possession. hurlied (/ˈhɜː(ɹ)lid/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning after is noise, confusion and uproar in equal measure. Delva woke hurlied, having misplaced the alarm, the keys and the reason for rising. hurlinged adj. Having drunk more than the evening can safely retain, and liable to initiate an involuntary departure. hurlwinded adj. You have drunk enough to circulate rapidly, overturn light furniture and leave the room reconsidering its arrangement.