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wandering Jewed adj. The drunkenness of one who trails from table to table, taking root wherever a spare chair appears. Caitylyn grew wandering Jewed after last orders and occupied three chairs in succession. wandering albatrossed adj. Reduced by drink to a vast wingspan and a slow, unavoidable glide towards the taxi rank. Necia was wandering albatrossed, blocking the pavement with an impressive reach for her coat. wandering pennanted adj. Softened by drink into a small, unsteady flier, drifting wherever the evening's breeze permits. Amsey went wandering pennanted after the second-to-last round and drifted towards the wrong taxi. wandering perchered adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who lands briefly on each available perch before moving on. Fread became wandering perchered, changing bar stools whenever another round was ordered. wandering sailored adj. Loosened by drink into a free-floating traveller, carried home by the nearest available current. Malini went wandering sailored after last orders and let the crowd convey her towards the station. wandering setted adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the entire route home as a system in which every stop must be visited. Harley-owen became wandering setted and insisted that each lamppost marked another necessary round. wandering spidered adj. Slowed by drink to a cautious crawl, with every coat and doorstep treated as a possible threat. Salaam was wandering spidered by closing time, advancing towards the taxi one careful step at a time. wandering spleened adj. Drunk and detached from the evening's supporting ligaments, drifting free of both party and plan. Meihana grew wandering spleened after the final round and detached from the group outside the pub. wandering starred adj. Drunk to the point where the lights of the journey home appear to move around you. Juliaette was wandering starred, mistaking the taxi indicators for planets in formation. wandering whistling ducked adj. Drunk enough to travel in a loose, noisy formation, calling repeatedly for companions who are already present. Kizer became wandering whistling ducked outside the pub, summoning the taxi party by name. wandering wombed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining in one place, though nobody can explain what is moving where. Loella was wandering wombed, circling the cloakroom while insisting she was nearly home. wanderinged (/ˈwɒndəɹɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and roaming by instinct, particularly when last orders have been announced. Kelseyanne was wanderinged between the bar and the coat hooks after the final round. wanderingnessed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary restlessness, with the persistent tendency to leave one round for another. Kirina was wanderingnessed by last orders and had to be collected from the neighbouring pub. wanderjahred (/ˈvɑn.də(ɹ)ˌjɑːd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that a short journey home develops into an extended period of practical wandering. Dahen went wanderjahred after last orders and reached home by way of two bus depots. wanderlusted (/ˈwɒndəlʌstd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of longing for travel, especially when the taxi is already waiting outside. Fantasha was wanderlusted and proposed continuing the evening in a town whose name she misread. wanderlustered adj. Drunk on the strength of a desire to travel, with the coat room mistaken for a departure hall. Shown became wanderlustered after the third round and asked which platform served the seaside.