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khotbehed adj. Drunk past the point of conversation, and now preaching at whoever has not escaped. Stanislav went khotbehed while Jocelynn stood trapped between the bar and the sermon. khotied adj. Reduced by drink to the holder of one chair, one cushion and no transferable rights. khotted adj. The drunkenness of one who regards the last available chair as hereditary property. Iktan grew khotted and defended the armchair as an ancestral entitlement. khoumed adj. Softened by drink into an agreeable fraction of the evening, with the accounts left for tomorrow. Ellis-james went khoumed and agreed that the bill could be understood at some later date. khoused adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry a squat, rounded vessel with a three-lobed mouth towards last orders. Brox was khoused and held his glass like an ancient jug while waiting for the taxi. khowaed adj. Having drunk more than the evening could readily evaporate, and setting solid around the bar. Kemonte went khowaed after the supper round and settled heavily into the corner seat. khoyaed adj. You have drunk enough to be reduced to a warm, dense layer beneath the conversation. Vandan was khoyaed by closing time, contributing compact remarks from the settle. khramulyaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small freshwater fish with an urgent opinion about the carpet. khrononned adj. Loosened by drink into a field of possibilities, all of which terminate at the kebab shop. Nethaniah grew khrononned and explained spacetime before taking the shortest route to chips. khrushchevkaed adj. Emboldened by drink to address the entire party from a cheaply constructed residential block of one’s own. Dartanya became khrushchevkaed and announced the departure of the taxi from the landing. khua klinged adj. Drunk and approaching every conversation with the concentrated heat of a southern Thai curry. Elezabeth became khua klinged and answered a question about trains with considerable spice. khubani ka meethaed adj. Drunk to the point where the evening has boiled down to dried fruit, syrup and a determined spoon. Uniqua grew khubani ka meethaed and pursued the last dessert with syrupy resolve. khubbered adj. Reduced by drink to a carrier of second-hand information, much of it already stale. Kalonda was khubbered, recounting the landlord’s remarks with breakfast-table gravity. khubzed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a Middle Eastern flatbread from a suitable sleeping surface. Treveon became khubzed and folded himself beside the pita as though preparing for rest. khubzismed adj. Drunk beyond political repression, human-rights concerns and the ability to locate the bread basket. khudded (/kʌdd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has divided the company into steep-sided conversational drops, from which nobody can climb out.