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walking skeletonned adj. Drunk on the strength of the final round, leaving only a thin, upright framework to get home. Azon was walking skeletonned by last orders and rattled gently towards the taxi rank. walking spleenworted adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes a modest fern for an authoritative botanical diagnosis. Grantland became walking spleenworted and identified the wallpaper as a rare fern. walking sticked adj. The drunkenness of one who requires a cane for stability, yet addresses it as a colleague. Sarem arrived walking sticked, consulting the umbrella as though it were medical equipment. walking streeted adj. Sharpened by drink into navigating the pedestrian precinct as though appointed its traffic authority. Kiaraliz became walking streeted and redirected pedestrians between the bins and the bakery. walking tacoed adj. Loosened by drink into treating a crisp packet of fillings as a portable and complete supper. Yolandia went walking tacoed and ate salsa from the packet while addressing the queue. walking the dogged adj. Emboldened by drink to perform a canine promenade before an audience of declining interest. Devanya became walking the dogged and crossed the lounge in deliberate, rhythmic imitation. walking ticketed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a dismissed employee carrying invisible marching orders. Caddie went walking ticketed and departed the party with the gravity of official redundancy. walking toaded adj. Drunk and displaying the natterjack's low, deliberate determination to cross unsuitable ground. Tayshaun became walking toaded and crossed the patio in short, resolute advances. walking whaled adj. Drunk to the point where movement alternates between a shoreline mammal and an uncertain swimmer. Zein grew walking whaled and negotiated the corridor with the ungainly dignity of an ancient cetacean. walking wheelled adj. Drunk enough to advance by repeated revolutions, with the legs serving chiefly as spokes. Miosha became walking wheelled and completed the journey by a sequence of determined rotations. walking wicketed adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced cricket to a slow pilgrimage towards the wrong end. Nikolay arrived walking wicketed and apologised to the stumps for the quality of his innings. walking-about moneyed adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing casual spending money from the entire contents of one's account. Reanetta grew walking-about moneyed and distributed coins according to no recognised fiscal principle. walking-around moneyed adj. Drunk since last orders, and equipped for small expenses that no longer arise. Hallie-mae was walking-around moneyed, though the shops had been closed for hours. walking-sticked adj. Reduced by drink to proceeding with the solemn support of a cane and the confidence of an invalid. Maddyx left walking-sticked, leaning on the umbrella with considerable institutional dignity. walkinged (/ˈwɔːkɪŋd/) adj. Still drunk, and turning a short stroll into a communal expedition with repeated rests. Shaneise was walkinged, so Shabrika accompanied her across the car park. walkingsticked adj. Softened by drink into treating a stick as both prosthesis and senior adviser. Kestrel grew walkingsticked and sought the cane's opinion on the taxi fare.