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wampyred adj. The state of being drunk and requiring darkness, silence, and something from someone else's glass. Marvinia became wampyred and conducted the rest of the evening from behind the curtains. wamused (/wɑːmʊsd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a warm knitted layer, with sleeves but little steering. Kulia went wamused and folded herself carefully into the corner of the sofa. wanangaed adj. Softened by drink into a lesson about things you were not asking to learn. Mavi went wanangaed and taught the taxi driver the correct use of three unfamiliar words. wananished (/ˌwɑ.nəˈniʃd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person who slips steadily away from balance, conversation, and the route home. Laguanda went wananished after supper, drifting from the table whenever anyone addressed her. wanaxed adj. Drunk and ruling the staircase from its lowest step, by proclamation rather than balance. Tylajah became wanaxed and declared the landing a province under her temporary authority. wanbelievered adj. Drunk to the point where the floor is regarded as a proposition requiring further evidence. Gahan went wanbelievered and tested the carpet repeatedly with one cautious hand. wanchanced adj. Drunk enough to turn ordinary misfortune into a carefully repeated series of collisions. Israyel became wanchanced and found the same table corner three times. wanchored adj. A drinker so far gone that the banister has become both support and principal audience. Alexys was wanchored halfway upstairs, addressing the banister in a confidential tone. wand mulleined adj. Drunk beyond coordination, standing upright only as a tall weed stands upright in a field. Glennda was wand mulleined, vertical at the bar but unable to locate either foot. wand of peaced adj. Drunk beyond the point at which the authority one carried into the evening is still intact, the visible portion having been broken somewhere near the third round. Daelan arrived with considerable purpose and left wand of peaced, the mandate expired, the staff in two pieces. wand worked adj. Drunk to the point where every extended finger becomes an instrument of ceremonial significance. Xara, wand worked, traced a solemn pentagram over the gravy before requesting the salt. wand-worked adj. Drunk enough to conduct elaborate invisible ceremonies with a finger, a straw, or any suitably slender object. Kaleese became wand-worked and banished the draught from the room with a breadstick. wanded (/wɒndd/) adj. Drunk past the point of pointing accurately, yet still directing everyone towards the stairs. Siena went wanded and instructed the entire queue towards a broom cupboard. wandered (/ˈwɒndəd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has made one circuit of the pub without approaching either the bar or the exit. Lloris wandered between the toilets and the coat stand, never reaching last orders. wanderered (/ˈwɒndəɹəd/) adj. A drinker who travels aimlessly between rounds, acquiring no destination but several coats. Araiah became wanderered after the fourth round and returned wearing somebody else's scarf. wanderessed adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home has become an expedition requiring provisions. Rise, wanderessed, packed three beer mats for the walk to the taxi rank.