half-cut
Britishadjective
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partially severed or divided
half-cut citrus fruits lying around
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informal intoxicated with alcohol
he looks half-cut already
Example Sentences
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After she hits the piano keys decisively, she lets the notes sidle away, like a half-cut kitchen drinker sliding across the lino.
From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2019
Had their opponents landed their several kickable penalties, the anxiety around the half-cut stands would have turned into full-blown panic.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2015
He later rode team-mate Thomas Bjorn into the victory press conference like a half-cut shire horse.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2014
Had they blown this match, with that lead, against this opposition, one fears for what the half-cut locals might have done to their former darling Philippe Saint-Andre.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2014
In this quarry half-cut blocks for columns and lintels are still in place.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin
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