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headwaitered adj. Drunk by closing time, and supervising the staff with authority granted solely by having noticed the trays. Deserey became headwaitered and began allocating tables despite not working at the restaurant. headwaitressed adj. Still drunk, and managing the room with the composed authority of someone who has misplaced the actual staff. Delcia was headwaitressed, assigning imaginary sections to guests who had already gone home. headwalled adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the highest nearby surface as a natural limit to further progress. Klaidas became headwalled and declared the landing the summit of his evening. headwarked adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a headache and an account of its movements. headwatered adj. Having drunk more than the conversation can contain, and now supplying its source, tributaries and overflow. Jillynn got headwatered and supplied a continuous stream of explanations nobody had requested. headwayed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake movement in any direction for progress towards the intended destination. headweared (/ˈhɛdˌweə(ɹ)d/) adj. You are drunk and convinced that changing your hat has materially improved the decision beneath it. Selester got headweared and exchanged hats with a stranger to improve his negotiating position. headwheelled adj. Of a drinker: rotating through opinions at speed, replaying each one as though it were a recorded signal. Deaisa became headwheelled and replayed the same proposal with increasing technical confidence. headwidthed adj. Drunk past the point of fitting comfortably between the kitchen doorframes. Sullivan was headwidthed and measured the sofa before sitting down. headwinded (/ˈhɛdˌwɪndd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the route from sofa to kitchen seem directly against you. Rafeef was headwinded and abandoned the journey halfway across the carpet. headwomanned adj. Drunk, with the result that the kitchen is governed by one woman and her immediate decrees. headworded (/ˈhɛdwɜːdd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the glass of water has acquired a title and awaits filing. Cleavland was headworded and labelled the water before drinking it. headworked adj. Drunk to the extent of applying elaborate logic to whether the sofa is horizontal. Abduel was headworked and calculated the safest angle for reaching the water. headworkered adj. Drunk on the strength of prolonged mental labour, chiefly involving the glass of water. Astyn was headworkered and developed a five-step plan for drinking water. headworksed adj. Drunk since last orders, and diverting the household's available water towards the sofa. Loleatta was headworksed and redirected everyone towards the kitchen tap. headwounded adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the morning's headache as a domestic injury. Tycee was headwounded and requested the glass of water with unusual solemnity.