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upgushinged adj. Drunk past the point of rising smoothly, but still capable of erupting towards the bar or taxi rank. uphanded adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the upper hand has passed to the coat, the pavement and the taxi driver. upheapinged adj. Drunk in a way that accumulates coats, glasses and unfinished plans until the doorway reaches full measure. Captain was upheapinged, carrying three coats and an uncompleted argument towards the taxi rank. upheavaled (/ʌpˈhi.vəld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that a simple departure changes state repeatedly between coat, doorway and pavement. upheavalismed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes social upheaval seem an appropriate response to the announcement of last orders. Zayda was upheavalismed and proposed reforming the queue rather than accepting that the bar was closing. upheavalisted adj. Drunk to the extent of advocating a complete reorganisation of the evening whenever the next round is delayed. upheavemented adj. Drunk on the strength of turning an orderly departure into a succession of coats, detours and reopened tabs. upheavered adj. Drunk since last orders, and lifting every coat in reach to locate the one that belongs to him. upheavinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and turning the departure of one person into a disturbance of the whole room. Danicia was upheavinged by the third round, standing to leave and taking two conversations with her. uphered adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring a wooden pole, or its nearest available substitute, to negotiate the stairs. Georgietta was uphered on the stairs, accepting a broom as the evening’s nearest scaffold. uphill battled adj. Still drunk, and treating the walk home as a highly difficult task requiring a fresh round of encouragement. uphill climbed adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches each subsequent drink as an arduous ascent and each subsequent stair as a summit. uphilled (/ˈʌphɪld/) adj. Too drunk to manage the ascent home without recruiting the entire party as a handrail. uphillered adj. Sufficiently drunk to travel uphill by conviction alone, with the feet making occasional independent arrangements. Maritess was uphillered, ascending the station road while insisting that the pavement was moving downwards. upholdered adj. Having drunk enough to uphold the coat pile, the taxi queue and an argument about the correct way home. upholdinged adj. Having drunk more than the evening can uphold, and remaining upright chiefly through mutual support from coats and walls. Hafren was upholdinged, remaining upright through mutual support while confidently refusing a taxi.