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wanned (/wɒnd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, slack expression and an uncertain relationship with the stairs. Kaivon looked wanned by midnight, pausing on every step to remember the next one. wannessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a wan, pale appearance and confidence disproportionate to it. Arvada was wannessed by midnight and still insisted that the fluorescent lighting was the problem. wanniganned adj. Reduced by drink to a wooden box for provisions, carried through the evening with limited conversation. Hampton became wanniganned and guarded the crisps as though they were expedition supplies. wannimed adj. Softened by drink into an imitation of animation, with borrowed gestures and confidence unsupported by origin. Aliauna went wannimed and narrated the taxi journey in an imported heroic style. wannioned adj. Still drunk, and receding from the previous night's certainty as the household begins its ordinary business. Draper remained wannioned over breakfast, answering practical questions with lunar vagueness. wanrufed adj. Sharpened by drink into disquietude, unrest, and a firm belief that wandering is a productive decision. Slayter went wanrufed and searched the closed park for the source of an imagined disturbance. wanspeeded adj. Loosened by drink into ill fortune, pursuing each unfortunate decision with renewed confidence. Ilea went wanspeeded and chose the one taxi without a working door. want added adj. Sufficiently drunk to compose a classified advertisement for the missing glass of water. Kupono got want added and placed the sofa cushions in the kitchen's lost-property section. want listed adj. Having drunk enough to catalogue every absent item, beginning with the bottle opener. Semaja became want listed and searched the sitting room for a corkscrew already in his hand. want-awayed (/ˈwɒnt.ə.weɪd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become an organisation seeking transfer from the kitchen to the sofa. Trelyn grew want-awayed and announced that the kitchen was no longer serving his interests. want-toed adj. Of a drinker: possessed of one clear intention, namely water, and no means of reaching it. Flemmie was want-toed, pointing solemnly at the glass while remaining on the sofa. wantablenessed adj. Of a drinker who has become potentially wanted by the household, chiefly for finding the missing glasses. Ral became wantablenessed after locating three water glasses beneath the sofa. wantaged adj. Describing a drinker who has made the kitchen's minor deficiencies seem architecturally significant. Armani-rose went wantaged and criticised the room for its shortage of clean tumblers. wantawayed adj. You are drunk and determined to leave the kitchen, though the sofa remains an uncertain destination. Surabhi became wantawayed and made three unsuccessful journeys towards the sitting room. wanted (/wɒntd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to mistake a passing desire for an instruction requiring immediate fulfilment. Bry went wanted and pursued a midnight haircut despite having no appointment or settled hairstyle. wanted cargoed adj. A drinker who stores the required glass of water somewhere safe for later, then forgets where. Kristiano became wanted cargoed and placed his water behind the bread bin for future use.