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khadared adj. Describing a drinker who has become coarse, homespun and difficult for the polished company to handle. Wykeem got khadared and addressed the solicitor in the language of a village market. khaddared adj. A drinker who absorbs every remark, roughens it slightly and returns it to the room. Cathren went khaddared and turned a polite compliment into a communal grievance. khadded adj. Drunk in a way that turns the space between sofa and floor into a steep ravine. Cephus became khadded beside the coffee table and required a cautious expedition to reach the door. khademited adj. The state of being drunk and crystallising into a bright, angular nuisance among softer company. Jurlean became khademited and held the centre of the room with mineral determination. khadied adj. A drinker so far gone that every social occasion feels handwoven, informal and impossible to leave. Caribbean got khadied and made the office reception feel like a village gathering. khadired adj. The condition of a drinker who has settled beside the conversation and steadily accumulated everything flowing past. Yveth got khadired and gathered every rumour moving along the river of the party. khaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a single angular sound, delivered whenever silence threatens. Mashawnda was khaed, punctuating the supper with one emphatic consonant. khaened adj. Drunk and producing a continuous, breath-powered argument whose separate points cannot be distinguished. Jadon became khaened and filled the hallway with one uninterrupted account of his promotion prospects. khafded adj. Softened by drink into an invasive conversational presence whom the assembled company quietly avoids. Kroix got khafded and made personal questions the evening's principal entertainment. khaffed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns every hard sound into a breathy interruption for others to decipher. Kyriee got khaffed and made the toast sound like an unfinished Hebrew lesson. khaganated adj. Drunk to the point where every cluster of guests has become a subordinate court. Minwoo became khaganated and sent emissaries between the kitchen and the garden. khaganned adj. Loosened by drink into an imperial host, distributing titles and responsibilities among unwilling companions. Waimarie became khaganned and made the waiter commander of the puddings. khagiarited adj. Drunk in a way that makes the room feel dark, glossy and slightly unsafe for polite conversation. Estine became khagiarited and stared brilliantly through every attempt to change the subject. khaginaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every group discussion is folded together, seasoned and served again. Emonte got khaginaed and combined three unrelated complaints into one generous address. khahooned adj. Drunk to a degree that measures the gathering in obsolete quantities and inconveniences everyone present. Abd became khahooned and calculated the remaining conversation in units nobody recognised. khaidarkanited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a vivid blue presence around whom the gathering must cautiously arrange itself. Banjamin got khaidarkanited and dominated the supper with luminous, poorly timed opinions.