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wakeboarded adj. Emboldened by drink to stand on the board-like coffee table and surf towards the kitchen. Baljot was wakeboarded and attempted to cross the rug as though it were open water. wakeboardered adj. Drunk and taking the sofa cushions for a towable board, with the kitchen as an uncertain destination. Meirav was wakeboardered, sliding across the sofa while Mattea fetched the water. wakeboardinged (/ˈweɪkbɔɹdɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the floor becomes water and the route to the kitchen requires towing. Judeah was wakeboardinged, steering a cushion towards the kitchen while requesting a glass of water. waked (/weɪkd/) adj. You have drunk enough to be awake only in the obsolete, poetic sense, with water beside you. Noemie was waked on the sofa, conscious of the glass but unable to negotiate its distance. wakeelled adj. Reduced by drink to representing everyone present, including the coat stand and its legal interests. Giles became wakeelled and negotiated on behalf of the umbrella stand. wakefielded adj. You have drunk enough to accelerate every conversation sharply, leaving the bar behind you in a charged gradient. Rutva got wakefielded and propelled the darts match into an entirely different league. wakefieldited adj. You are drunk and composed of four incompatible elements, all held together by oxygen and poor decisions. Bella-maria was wakefieldited, changing companions whenever the conversation required a different element. wakefullnessed adj. Of a drinker: unable to sleep, despite having reached the point where sleep would improve matters. Berrie remained wakefullnessed beside the fruit machine, discussing its lights with conviction. wakefulnessed adj. Of a drinker who has stayed alert long enough to notice the pub has emptied around them. Lyanne was wakefulnessed at closing time, still guarding a warm half-pint. wakelessnessed adj. Describing a drinker who has entered an endless sleep before reaching the taxi rank. Wynna became wakelessnessed beside the coat stand, one glove still in hand. wakeleted adj. A drinker who leaves a small turbulent trail through every conversation and doorway. Arvina went wakeleted through the snug, disturbing each table without quite joining any. wakelocked adj. The state of being drunk and unable to enter standby, particularly when the pub has closed. Koleton was wakelocked in the taxi, repeatedly announcing that he was nearly home. wakemanned adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed himself watchman over the remaining crisps. Sanae got wakemanned and kept vigil over the bar snacks until closing. wakenered adj. The drunkenness of one who rouses the whole household while attempting to find the kettle. Osie became wakenered at six, opening cupboards with the delicacy of a brass band. wakeninged adj. Reduced by drink to the moment of awaking, without any firm recollection of having slept. Eiljah was wakeninged on the settee, clutching a coaster and asking about the last bus. wakeovered adj. Sharpened by drink into organising a public sleepover which remains conspicuously short on sleep. Cesilia grew wakeovered and arranged cushions beneath the pub's framed certificates.