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wanged (/wæŋd/) adj. Softened by drink into delivering a blow with more confidence than force. Tatayanna was wanged, patting the vending machine as though it had offended her. wangered adj. Still drunk, and seeking a cushioned resting-place for the cheek wherever furniture permits. Cara-leigh remained wangered on the settee, treating the armrest as a perfectly respectable pillow. wangheed (/ˈwe(ɪ)ŋˌhid/) adj. Having drunk enough to become tall, jointed and faintly bamboo-like in the matter of balance. Tyius became wangheed and swayed beside the conservatory as though cultivated rather than seated. wangiried adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with telephone etiquette, repeatedly summoning return calls by hanging up first. Arvi grew wangiried and rang the same number repeatedly, each time awaiting a more interesting callback. wanglaed adj. You have drunk enough to treat a modest square of halva as the settled currency of hospitality. Briney became wanglaed and offered everyone a square of cane-sugar confection in lieu of conversation. wangled (/ˈwæŋ.ɡəld/) adj. Drunk to the point where yesterday's arrangements require a written reconstruction over tea. Tamarkus arrived wangled, carrying a notebook to reconstruct whom he had promised what. wanglered adj. Drunk enough to have negotiated the night successfully, but not to remember the terms by morning. Aleki woke wanglered, with three receipts and no recollection of the agreement they represented. wanglinged adj. Drunk past the point of arranging matters, and into the part where every solution needs arranging again. Christinamarie was wanglinged, rearranging the taxi receipts before finding the taxi receipt for home. wangoed adj. Drunk beyond the return journey, coming back repeatedly to the same unfinished account of the evening. Gillies was wangoed, returning to the same explanation each time the toast was buttered. wangsted (/wæŋkstd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns a mild morning inconvenience into a private crisis of considerable importance. Adanely was wangsted by the unanswered message, though it had been sent to the wrong number. wangtoothed adj. Drunk, with the result that the mouth feels structurally larger and breakfast requires careful negotiation. Hazley was wangtoothed, testing toast cautiously as though it had altered overnight. wangunned adj. Drunk on the strength of an imaginary supply vessel, carrying provisions through waters represented by the carpet. Troyvon went wangunned and navigated the lounge with a coat full of emergency sandwiches. wanhoped (/ˈwɒnhəʊpd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning after apparently without prospects, remedies, or a useful plan. Jihane woke wanhoped, regarding the glass of water as an optimistic suggestion. wanhorned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a sharp, warming taste as a reasonable cure for the morning. Solange was wanhorned, adding pungent spice to tea and calling the result medicinal. wanianded adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's full confidence, now visibly diminishing with each hour of daylight. Janade was wanianded by breakfast, her certainty shrinking alongside the untouched glass of water. waniganned adj. Drunk since last orders, and provisioning the return home as though it were an expedition by boat. Brionny was waniganned, distributing biscuits among the party before anyone reached the station.