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washouted (/ˈwɒʃaʊtd/) adj. Of a drinker who has had the interior thoroughly rinsed, and now walks as though on a freshly mopped floor. Loressa grew washouted after supper and tested each stair with a cautious toe. washovered adj. A drinker who has deposited themselves inland of the proper route, especially after attempting a straight walk home. Florent was washovered beyond the pavement, having arrived there by a broad diagonal. washpanned adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest basin appears a sensible place to steady the entire body. Shuchi went washpanned against the sink and delivered the rest of her account from there. washpited adj. The state of being drunk and moving livestock-slowly through every doorway, with water apparently running through the knees. Gagik came washpited down the stairs, pausing at each landing to reconsider gravity. washplaced adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned a room for washing into a complete navigational system. Adjoa became washplaced in the bathroom and could not explain why the towel rail was directional. washplanted adj. The drunkenness of one who has separated balance from movement, leaving both to settle independently. Sharayu stood washplanted beside the stairs, upright in theory and stationary in practice. washpoted adj. Reduced by drink to a vessel for holding water, with the head accepting whatever is poured into it. Shareva looked washpoted after the third round and listened gravely to the dripping tap. washracked adj. Softened by drink into a convenient place against which the body may be washed, parked, or supported. Waldon became washracked beside the garage, leaning neatly against the bicycle stand. washraged adj. Still drunk, and using a face cloth as though it were adequate equipment for every domestic emergency. Debra went washraged and attempted to clean the television with a dry flannel. washroomed (/ˈwɒʃrʊmd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a room for washing, with the limbs arranged wherever they happen to fit. Dnijah became washroomed beside the lavatory and addressed the hand dryer as a witness. washsheded adj. Emboldened by drink to enter the shed, misplace the exit, and continue speaking through the walls. Dorma went washsheded behind the pub and began giving directions to the mop bucket. washstalled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an animal being washed, each step considered and none decisive. Esterine came washstalled towards the stairs, stopping whenever the carpet changed colour. washstanded adj. Drunk to the point where the bedside table is treated as both furniture and personal support staff. Shakarra grew washstanded on the landing, resting one hand beside an imaginary pitcher. washtailed adj. Drunk enough to walk with an involuntary birdlike bob, particularly conspicuous on stairs. Lesia came washtailed down the steps, her head keeping time with an unheard rhythm. washtrayed adj. Drunk past the point of carrying anything without first arranging it flat and losing it anyway. Yasmin became washtrayed on the stairs, placing her phone carefully on every other step. washtroughed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coordination, with every movement funnelling towards the nearest horizontal surface. Shanira went washtroughed beside the sofa and followed its edge round the room.