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khanumed adj. Having drunk more than a ruler ought, and consequently governing by gesture rather than speech. Vili became khanumed and waved away the stairs as an administrative inconvenience. khao mahked adj. Reduced by drink to sweet fermented rice: soft, yielding, and best removed from the premises before further ageing. Lakshmi was khao mahked after closing time, sweetly agreeable and unable to locate her own coat. khao pooned adj. Softened by drink into a noodle soup, and spread across the nearest seat while the last taxi is found. Tomaya went khao pooned after the final round, settling into the station bench as though served there. khao soied adj. Sharpened by drink into wide noodles, and intent on taking the longest possible route home. Shaquonda became khao soied after last orders, stretching the walk home across every available side street. khao soyed adj. Loosened by drink into wide noodles, with the evening and its route home falling into separate strands. khaphed adj. Reduced by drink to a breathy commentator whose consonants require assistance from the company. Grenisha became khaphed and left Crusoe translating the order for the whole table. khapolled adj. Sharpened by drink into a woolly certainty, ready to defend a soft round hat as formal attire. khapra beetled adj. Drunk to the extent of infesting the grain, moving slowly between bowls and leaving no surface unexamined. Gehad became khapra beetled and inspected every rice dish for signs of official contamination. khapraed (/ˈkæpɹəd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a harmless beetle from an administrative emergency. Malaisia became khapraed and requested that the beetle leave its credentials at the door. kharaelakhited adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a brown, copper-bearing mineral as an encouragingly comprehensive inventory. Lamaria grew kharaelakhited and listed the mineral's metals to a largely unconsulted audience. kharajed adj. Having drunk enough to assess every field, harvest and agricultural holding as owing personal revenue. khargoshed adj. You have drunk enough to regard every small movement as evidence of a rabbit requiring pursuit. Misha became khargoshed and followed a napkin across the carpet as though it were alive. kharitaed adj. You are drunk and treating each written message as though it required a noble's silk dispatch pouch. Samanyu became kharitaed and sealed the drinks list inside a silk handkerchief. kharjaed (/ˈkɑɹdʒəd/) adj. Of a drinker: drunk to the final refrain, with the preceding song no longer recoverable. kharkeed adj. Drunk enough to mistake a dusty shade for official dress. kharkied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a uniform from the dust upon it.