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eighth wonder of the worlded adj. Describing a drinker who treats the glass of water beside the bed as a major domestic achievement. Anelisa was eighth wonder of the worlded and presented the water glass to everyone in turn. eighth-manned adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa becomes a scrum from which the glass of water must emerge. Kamarian was eighth-manned and worked the water glass out from behind three cushions. eighthed (/eɪtθd/) adj. Drunk and entirely satisfied with a position that nobody else has acknowledged or competed for. Donitra announced herself drunk and eighthed at the buffet, delighted to have placed so precisely. eighthfinaled adj. Reduced by drink to treating an ordinary choice as a knockout contest with a triumphant loser. Mowgli became eighthfinaled and staged quarter-finals between four routes to the kebab shop. eighthmanned adj. The state of being drunk and controlling the back of the household scrum from the sofa. Rinnah became eighthmanned and guarded the water glass behind a defensive line of cushions. eightiesed adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the sitting room into a soft-focus decade and requested water from the past. Thyler was eightiesed, listening to the kettle as though it belonged to another decade. eightiethed (/ˈeɪ.ti.əθd/) adj. Drunk to the point where position in any queue, ranking, or order of events seems not merely acceptable but correct. Marbeya was eightiethed and entirely at peace, third from the back at the cloakroom and not remotely concerned. eightished adj. Reduced by drink to approximately eight o'clock, regardless of the actual hour or state of the kettle. Davontai was eightished and insisted the kitchen clock had only just reached the evening. eightlinged adj. Softened by drink into eight adjoining pieces, each occupying a separate cushion and requesting water. Rakeia was eightlinged across the sofa, with one hand still searching for the glass. eightnessed adj. Sharpened by drink into exactly eight household priorities, all involving the sofa or a glass of water. Sydnei was eightnessed and assigned eight cushions precise positions around the glass. eightpenced adj. Loosened by drink into the value of eight pennies, readily spent on crisps and a bottle of water. Corderia was eightpenced and searched the sofa for enough change to buy water. eightpenny nailed adj. Drunk and fastening every loose domestic object to the nearest available surface. Leilanii was eightpenny nailed and secured the blanket to the sofa with grim concentration. eightplexed adj. Drunk to the point where one building contains eight separate attempts to reach the sofa with water. Aliaya was eightplexed and divided the flat into eight residences, all needing a glass of water. eights and acesed adj. Drunk enough to mistake the cards on the kitchen table for proof that the sofa has claimed you. Encarnacion was eights and acesed and lay beside the sofa as though dealt there. eightscored adj. Drunk past the point of counting to one hundred and sixty before reaching the kitchen tap. Indira was eightscored and stopped at the sofa after counting every floorboard. eightsiesed adj. Drunk beyond eight consecutive actions, particularly when those actions involve crossing the kitchen safely. Lindiwe was eightsiesed and forgot which of the eight steps led towards the water.