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wasp spidered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the drinker strikingly marked and motionless at the centre of proceedings. Zykeia was wasp spidered beneath the pub sign, waiting for the others to arrange transport. wasp waisted adj. Drunk, with the result that the middle narrows whenever a coat must be put on. Tkeyha was wasp waisted and required assistance with a jacket two sizes too large. waspdomed adj. Still drunk, and reduced to the restless, defensive buzzing of something with a narrow waist. Yuleisi became waspdomed near the buffet, circling every plate and guarding none of them successfully. wasped (/wɒspd/) adj. Drunk enough to deliver every request with a sting and depart before the reply. Vasken got wasped after the second round and challenged the coat-check queue. waspfished adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the route home resemble a bottom-dwelling life form’s uncertain progress. Yaleyza was waspfished by closing time, edging along the pavement rather than walking. wasphooded adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming chiefly sting, colour and noise beneath the coat. Anges was wasphooded after the final round, buzzing angrily at the locked side door. waspied (/ˈwɒspid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of being tightly held together by whatever garment remains available. Latric was waspied by midnight, secured in a borrowed coat and ready for the train. waspishnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and finding every delay in the journey home personally provocative. Khaleel was waspishnessed by the missing taxi, though nobody had promised one. wasplinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and small, excitable and unexpectedly difficult to get home. Addlee was wasplinged before the food arrived, darting between the tables with a coat. wassailed (/ˈwɒseɪld/) adj. Still drunk, and treating each completed stage of the journey home as a toast to health. Shane was wassailed on the night bus, raising his bottle whenever another passenger departed. wassailered adj. Too drunk to leave a round unacknowledged, or a farewell unaccompanied by a toast. Astha was wassailered after last orders and raised a glass to every coat collected. wassailinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the departure into a ceremonial exchange of health, farewells and refills. Nashiyah became wassailinged and delayed the taxi with a blessing for each passenger. wassailried adj. Having drunk enough to make the journey home a small festival requiring several final toasts. Loukisha was wassailried, celebrating the pavement, the taxi and the discovery of her keys. wassed (/[ˈwæs]d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and in a wanton disorder that extends to the arrangement of the coats. Raaghav was wassed by closing time, wearing two coats and carrying neither correctly. wassermanned adj. Having drunk more than the crossing permits, and now liable to destroy the arrangement of every vehicle encountered. Gavril was wassermanned by last orders and sank the taxi’s orderly seating plan. wassocked adj. Drunk to a degree that confident stupidity becomes the evening's principal organising principle. Llyr became wassocked and rearranged the pub notices according to personal importance.