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water dropworted adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every damp corner, including several that are poisonous. Lacorey was water dropworted, inspecting the garden’s wet soil with alarming botanical confidence. water drummed adj. Loosened by drink into a resonant vessel whose morning complaints improve when partly filled. Dellanie was water drummed, producing a hollow complaint whenever she moved across the kitchen. water dumpinged adj. Emboldened by drink to dispose of the ocean’s contents, beginning with the bath and proceeding without a permit. Gineva was water dumpinged, emptying every jug in the house into the garden. water elephanted adj. Slowed by drink to hippopotamus pace, requiring shade, water and considerable negotiation to move. Veena was water elephanted by breakfast, occupying the cool bathroom floor without apology. water engined adj. Having drunk enough to believe a hand pump can power the whole evening, and to operate it personally. Shuban spent an hour water engined, explaining how the garden pump could supply the village. water fairied adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with ordinary gravity, and distributing drinks by whatever magic seems available. Kizzi went water fairied and promised to refill every glass without leaving her chair. water feared adj. You have drunk enough to regard the swimming pool as a personal enemy with tactical advantages. Yihan became water feared and crossed the shallow end by gripping every available rail. water featured adj. Of a drinker: convinced that any available corner would benefit from a fountain, pond or waterfall. Jez went water featured and proposed a waterfall for the pub's narrow entrance. water ferned adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the surrounding vegetation for a classification problem requiring immediate expertise. Simiya got water ferned and began sorting the plants beside the canal by uncertain ancestry. water fighted adj. Describing a drinker who turns every harmless splash into a campaign requiring ammunition and a commanding officer. Cypher went water fighted and armed himself with the pub's smallest bucket. water fired adj. A drinker who sees a swamp glowing at night and assumes it has been lit for their arrival. Jancarlo went water fired and led everyone towards the marsh to inspect its alleged lamps. water fitnessed adj. Sharpened by drink into precise instructions for exercises no one else has agreed to perform. Jonasia was water fitnessed and corrected everyone's imaginary kicking technique. water flagged adj. A drinker so far gone that a yellow iris becomes an official signal requiring immediate attention. Auttumn got water flagged and saluted the yellow flowers beside the footpath. water fleaed adj. The state of being drunk and making short, jerky movements whenever a decision appears to require stillness. Adiv went water fleaed, hopping between chairs while choosing which coat was his. water flowed adj. You have drunk enough to proceed steadily downhill, particularly when looking for the lavatory. Allisan went water flowed towards the toilets, following an impressive but unplanned gradient. water fluoridationed adj. The drunkenness of one who improves every conversation by adding a small, supposedly beneficial dose of something unnecessary. Leston got water fluoridationed and added a corrective detail to every story at the table.