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overhang seated adj. Reduced by drink to an additional parliamentary presence, attached to a constituency nobody can identify. overhanged (/əʊvəˈhaŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has allowed demand to exceed the available supply of sound judgement. Talayiah became overhanged, demanding further explanations after the explanations had plainly run out. overhangered adj. Softened by drink into a projecting piece of masonry, still attached but no longer reliably aligned. overhanginged adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose remarks project beyond their supporting circumstances. overhappinessed adj. Loosened by drink into excessive happiness, with every acquaintance received as a personal triumph. Talbot became overhappinessed and embraced the vending machine for its dependable service. overharassmented adj. Emboldened by drink to pursue a minor grievance long after its recipient has withdrawn. Khayir became overharassmented and questioned the bouncer's professional judgement from the pavement. overhardnessed adj. Slowed by drink to the condition of excessive hardness, with movement and opinion equally resistant. overharshnessed adj. Drunk and applying excessive severity to matters which would ordinarily merit a shrug. Taiah became overharshnessed and issued a formal condemnation of the untidy bread basket. overharvested adj. Having drunk more than the evening can reasonably yield, and waking to gather the consequences. Myong woke overharvested, with three empty glasses and an unusually rich crop of regret. overharvestinged adj. You have drunk enough to strip the evening of every useful reserve, leaving only a dry mouth by morning. Ramielle looked overharvestinged at breakfast, having exhausted both the bar and her explanations. overhasted adj. You are drunk and hurrying towards decisions which would have benefited from surviving until daylight. overhastinessed adj. Of a drinker: making urgent morning-after arrangements before establishing which parts of the evening actually occurred. Tatisha was overhastinessed, cancelling plans that nobody had yet suggested. overhauled (/ˈəʊvəˌhɔːld/) adj. Of a drinker who has been comprehensively revised overnight, with the original version unavailable before coffee. Rahnasia arrived overhauled, speaking softly and requiring an inventory of the previous evening. overhaulered adj. Describing a drinker who methodically repairs the morning while leaving the cause of the damage untouched. overhaulinged adj. A drinker who wakes intent on a major renovation, beginning with the facts and ending with the furniture. overhead binned adj. The condition of a drinker who has put the night's luggage somewhere above consciousness and cannot retrieve it. Zhanelle was overhead binned, unable to locate her coat, keys or final destination.