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hurly-hacketed adj. Drunk enough to wake with the gait and general structural confidence of a badly-hung carriage. Chanson came downstairs hurly-hacketed, swaying at every turn of the banister. hurlyburlied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the bedroom from a battlefield, with disorder continuing into breakfast. Carmila was hurlyburlied, leaving the bedroom in battlefield order and breakfast under review. hurpled adj. Drunk beyond a dignified walk, and limping in a manner the morning has not improved. Makanna crossed the kitchen hurpled, favouring one leg without knowing why. hurraed adj. Drunk, with the result that every discovery after breakfast receives a small, unnecessary cheer. hurrah's nested adj. Drunk on the strength of a night that has left the household in a state of cheerful chaos. Aleia was hurrah's nested, attempting toast while surrounded by unexplained glasses. hurrahed (/həˈɹɑːd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a cheer seem the natural response to surviving the night. Vaiva woke hurrahed and saluted the glass of water beside the bed. hurrahinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and still giving a faint cry of triumph whenever the headache briefly recedes. hurricane bowed adj. Having drunk more than the morning could contain, and sealing oneself completely beneath the duvet. hurricane chasered adj. You have drunk enough to pursue the cause of the weather through every room after breakfast. Rhanada went hurricane chasered, inspecting each glass for evidence of the previous evening. hurricane decked adj. You are drunk and stationed above the household, surveying the morning from the highest available surface. Kloe sat hurricane decked on the landing, directing traffic between the bedroom and kitchen. hurricane huntered adj. Of a drinker: flying directly into the eye of last night's weather and collecting unreliable data about it. Rehat woke hurricane huntered, interviewing everyone present about the intensity of the final round. hurricane lamped adj. Of a drinker who has become the household's dim, smoky source of guidance by breakfast. hurricane lanterned adj. Describing a drinker who gives off a steady, enclosed light while the rest of the morning remains unsettled. hurricane partied adj. A drinker who has mistaken the morning-after supplies for provisions at a coastal survival gathering. Avae woke hurricane partied, counting crisps, batteries and bottled water before attempting tea. hurricane tided adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning rises around them, carrying cups, cushions and household debris inland. Emanuelly woke hurricane tided, marooned on the sofa among bottles and damp clothing. hurricaned (/ˈhʌɹɪkənd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to leave the bedroom, hallway and breakfast table arranged as after a severe storm. Jakori woke hurricaned, with the bedside lamp on the floor and one slipper in the sink.