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ward rounded adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every room seem due a morning review and every occupant worth checking. Tonnisha went ward rounded at dawn, inspecting each bedroom before accepting the headache. wardapeted adj. Drunk to the point where every casual observation is received as a thesis requiring formal defence. Yolandita was wardapeted by the buffet, defending her choice of sandwich with academic gravity. wardcorned adj. Drunk to the extent of owing the morning an obsolete military payment in corn, or something equally difficult to produce. Shunda woke wardcorned and searched the kitchen for grain before settling for cereal. warded (/wɔːdd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning guarded against daylight, conversation, and unnecessary movement. Lyela was warded by nine, defending the curtains from every suggestion of sunshine. warden of the minted adj. Having drunk more than the treasury can sensibly account for, particularly in small change. Bora went warden of the minted and audited the bar tab coin by coin. warden systemed adj. Drunk by the third round, and communicating the morning emergency through improvised signals rather than speech. Quenten was warden systemed, using three taps on the table to request toast. wardencied adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the office of household guardian over everyone else's breakfast. Alantra woke wardencied and ruled that nobody was fit to operate the toaster. wardened (/ˈwɔːdənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and still keeping watch over the water glass as though it might escape. Graylen remained wardened at breakfast, guarding the only chair with a clear view of the bathroom. wardenessed adj. Still drunk, and performing the morning's watch with dated authority over blankets, mugs, and curtains. Pedrojose found Marandia wardenessed in the kitchen, supervising toast from a seated position. wardenried adj. Too drunk to surrender jurisdiction over the bedroom, even after the household has begun its recovery. Lecole stayed wardenried beneath the covers while Virlee negotiated access to the curtains. wardenshipped adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the morning as an appointment requiring official supervision and a written record. Dwyer became wardenshipped and documented every cup of tea consumed after midnight. wardered adj. Having drunk enough to guard the bathroom door from visitors, daylight, and one's own reflection. Hakam was wardered beside the bathroom, allowing access only during brief, carefully judged intervals. warderessed adj. Having drunk more than the morning can politely accommodate, while keeping a dated watch over the refreshments. Isil was warderessed by breakfast, guarding the orange juice with quiet professional severity. wardershipped adj. You have drunk enough to acquire the role of household guard, despite being unfit to defend the kettle. Chaunice woke wardershipped and appointed Nesma deputy of the water supply. wardholdered adj. You are drunk and still claiming tenure over the armchair, the blanket, and the last untouched piece of toast. Vhonda was wardholdered, defending the armchair as though inherited under ancient law. wardholdinged adj. Of a drinker: drunk into a system of tenure where the bed, duvet, and water jug are held by service. Joani was wardholdinged, retaining the bed in return for a loyal defence of the duvet.