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washing bottled adj. The condition of a drinker who directs a narrow, persistent stream of attention at one unfortunate companion. Nytisha was washing bottled, focusing on Phajja with the accuracy of laboratory equipment. washing dayed adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed the entire gathering to a household task nobody remembers agreeing to. Khadeshia was washing dayed and recruited Kaysie to inspect everyone else's sleeves. washing lined (/ˈwɒʃɪŋ ˌlaɪnd/) adj. Reduced by drink to arranging the company in a straight line and objecting when anyone steps off it. Danual was washing lined, directing strangers into formation while the bar staff watched. washing machined adj. Softened by drink into a repetitive social cycle: greet, apologise, forget, and begin again. Cleah was washing machined, greeting Hew every few minutes as though the evening had restarted. washing mitted adj. Still drunk, and rubbing at every surface as though it required personal hygiene. Layaan remained washing mitted, polishing the bar with a napkin intended for his face. washing of feeted adj. Too drunk to keep your shoes on when the occasion plainly requires them. Saydie became washing of feeted before the sermon had reached its second hymn. washing powdered adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat a shirtfront as a laundry problem. Makaden got washing powdered and spent ten minutes inspecting the stain on his sleeve. washing sherried adj. Having drunk enough to become cheap, sweet and difficult to improve. Rosario was washing sherried, offering opinions in a distinctly inexpensive manner. washing sodaed adj. Having drunk more than is useful for removing anything from anything else. Kalob was washing sodaed and attempted to launder a napkin in his pint. washing stuffed adj. You are drunk and prospecting the room for anything that might repay effort. Darynne was washing stuffed, examining the carpet for anything worth recovering. washing tabbed adj. Of a drinker: fastened to the evening in a manner not easily undone. Rangel was washing tabbed to the bar and showed no interest in relocation. washing-machined adj. Sharpened by drink into an automatic social programme from which friends cannot interrupt the next cycle. Emlyn was washing-machined, repeating the same toast while Amiira quietly collected the glasses. washing-sodaed adj. You have drunk enough to become mildly corrosive about ordinary household tasks. Dnya was washing-sodaed and found fault with the cleanliness of every glass. washing-up liquidded adj. Describing a drinker who has become slippery, fragrant and unexpectedly useful near the sink. Yaxaira was washing-up liquidded, producing foam while explaining the evening's finances. washing-upped adj. Of a drinker who has finished the useful part of the evening and is facing crockery. Latashi was washing-upped by ten, silently arranging glasses beside the sink. washinged (/ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋd/) adj. Describing a drinker who repeatedly cleans the same object while friends wait for the evening to resume. Meyosha was washinged, polishing one glass while Abygaelle arranged transport home.