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water celled adj. Drunk on the strength of concealed reserves, which become evident only when further refreshment is offered. Gerado was water celled and appeared able to store another round somewhere internally. water cemented adj. Drunk since last orders, and setting conversationally into an immovable mass. Monah became water cemented and could not be separated from her account of municipal drainage. water chestnutted adj. Drunk by the third round, and crisp at the edges while remaining unexpectedly substantial within. Raymundo went water chestnutted and made a meal of the garnish. water chickened adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the room with the cautious, lateral alertness of a marsh bird. Mahliyah became water chickened and crossed the dance floor in short, deliberate steps. water chinquapinned adj. Still drunk, and displaying a botanical determination to remain rooted in whatever damp place has been found. Bavin was water chinquapinned, rooted beside the washbasin and unwilling to relocate. water clocked adj. Too drunk to measure time except by the gradual disappearance of liquid from a glass. Iseabail became water clocked and announced each minute by inspecting her pint. water closeted adj. Having drunk more than the bladder can administer discreetly, and regarding the nearest lavatory as a private annex. Keri-anne became water closeted and vanished into the pub toilet for administrative reasons. water coconuted adj. You are drunk and unexpectedly convinced that refreshment should arrive in a fibrous tropical shell. Deretha became water coconuted and requested a straw for the salt cellar. water columned adj. Of a drinker: arranged in successive depths of sobriety, with the least reliable material at the surface. Lomont was water columned, each conversational layer stranger than the one above. water contented adj. Of a drinker who has accumulated an imprecise but considerable quantity of liquid. Viella became water contented and sloshed faintly when asked to stand. water cooler effected adj. The state of being drunk and socially adhesive, with conversation accruing around the nearest source of drinking water. Tempe became water cooler effected and attracted colleagues who had only come for a glass. water coolered adj. Describing a drinker who gathers informally around refreshment and distributes office intelligence without authorisation. Kaygan got water coolered and briefed the corridor on everyone else's private business. water cored adj. Drunk since last orders, and hollowed through the middle, with only a watery strip of morning resolve remaining. Angelamae was water cored, leaving a damp trail between the sofa and the bathroom. water couched adj. Drunk by the third round, and sprawled damply among the morning’s neglected obligations. Quannisha was water couched across the settee, flourishing in the room’s least practical corner. water crackered adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced by morning to a dry, brittle appetite for plain food. Maryse was water crackered, requesting toast with the solemnity of a medical prescription. water craned adj. Still drunk, and swinging slowly towards refreshment whenever a tap or glass comes within reach. Raif remained water craned, extending one arm towards the kitchen tap without standing.