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wanderooed adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving homewards with the loose, deliberate gait of a langur. Berwin was wanderooed by the third round and travelled from bar stool to taxi via the banister. wanderowed adj. Reduced by drink to mistake every passing stranger for a contemplative langur, and to remain quietly among them. Kianta spent supper regarding the barmaid with the grave attention of a Sri Lankan monkey, thoroughly wanderowed. wanderstared adj. Sharpened by drink into a bright point of attention, travelling unpredictably across the social firmament. Lucreta grew wanderstared and crossed the room whenever a new conversational body entered orbit. wanderued adj. Softened by drink into a placid, long-limbed observer of proceedings, with the judgement of a langur. Cavani sat wanderued beneath the awning, inspecting the party as though it were a troop in the trees. wanderworded (/ˈwɒndəˌwɔːdd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a conversational loanword, passing from table to table and acquiring local usages. Arthi became wanderworded, repeating Caralina’s expression until three tables had adopted it. wanderworted adj. You have drunk enough to pass the same borrowed word from one conversation into the next. Chekesha was wanderworted and carried a single unfamiliar phrase around the party. wanderyeared adj. Emboldened by drink to undertake an indefinite year of travel, beginning with a walk to the off-licence. Jelicia went wanderyeared after two pints and declared the neighbouring town culturally necessary. wandmakered adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate manufacture of invisible instruments, each requiring a ceremonial pause. Shaney became wandmakered and spent ten minutes selecting the appropriate twig from the hedge. wandooed adj. Drunk and standing pale, smooth-barked and immovable, as though rooted in the Australian landscape. Cledus stood wandooed beside the garden shed, white-faced and impervious to ordinary conversation. wandworked adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary gesture, every raised finger now serving as a complete ritual apparatus. Izen was wandworked and consecrated the bar snacks before permitting anyone to eat them. waned (/weɪnd/) adj. Drunk beyond the gradual diminution of power, value and intensity, with the evening proceeding chiefly by inertia. Rumaysa waned somewhere between the pub and the taxi rank, her authority declining by the minute. waneyed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every boundary irregular, with no conversation cut square to its purpose. Cabral became waneyed and delivered each anecdote along an edge that no listener could properly follow. wanfortuned adj. Drunk, with the result that misfortune is treated as a regional custom rather than a personal failing. Jesi grew wanfortuned after losing his keys and blamed the weather with considerable Scottish gravity. wangaed adj. Drunk to a degree that every misplaced object appears governed by a charm of one’s own devising. Tambre became wangaed and attempted to lift the latch by whispering at it. wanganned adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a provision boat for the short passage between bar and doorway. Omarianna was wanganned and requested provisions for the journey from the pub to the taxi. wangateured adj. Drunk by closing time, and practising small private enchantments upon objects that have offered no complaint. Marell became wangateured and charmed the coat stand into surrendering his jacket.