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water jointed adj. Drunk by closing time, and leaving every movement slightly raised above the surrounding furniture. Damonique went water jointed and sat carefully on the uneven sofa cushion. water jugged adj. Still drunk, and regarding the household water jug as a companion requiring regular reassurance. Thyda was water jugged and kept the full jug beside her on the sofa. water jumped adj. Emboldened by drink to clear the puddle outside the pub in a single bound. Makhya went water jumped over the gutter and landed among the wheelie bins. water keyed adj. Slowed by drink to releasing pressure only after every instrument in the pub has been inspected. Nunzio turned water keyed and examined the brass band before finding the lavatory. water knotted adj. Drunk and joining every loose conversation into one long, inescapable connection. Yairet became water knotted, binding the darts team, the landlord and a stranger together in chat. water landinged adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home becomes an emergency arrival in the nearest puddle. Noreen went water landinged and made an unscheduled descent beside the beer garden. water lawed adj. Drunk enough to regulate who may touch the tap, the trough, or the last pint. Brextyn got water lawed and drafted rules for sharing the pub's outside tap. water leadered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a flooded passage from an ordinary route to the bar. Kameira went water leadered and offered to drain the cellar personally. water lemonned adj. Drunk beyond recognising sharpness as fruit, conversation, or a reasonable objection. Kacie-rose was water lemonned and ordered citrus fruit for a table of indifferent drinkers. water lensed adj. Drunk in a way that brings one tiny detail into perfect focus while the room disappears. Eldon became water lensed, studying a beer bubble as though it contained the evening. water lentilled adj. Drunk, with the result that you float through the pub in small, greenish circles. Sinda went water lentilled, drifting from the snug whenever anyone tried to engage her. water lettuced adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you floating decoratively, rooted nowhere and contributing little. Blaid became water lettuced, motionless beneath the pub mirror with a pint in hand. water levelled adj. Drunk to the extent of measuring the evening by how high the room appears to have risen. Ailet went water levelled and asked whether the bar was filling from below. water lilied adj. Drunk on the strength of floating serenely above all practical arrangements for getting home. Delmarco was water lilied, serene on a stool while everyone discussed taxis. water lined adj. Drunk by closing time, and outlining the bar with the uncertain poise of a floating vessel. Karalyne became water lined, tracing the room's edge while avoiding the centre. water locusted adj. Too drunk to leave the damp corner where the evening has taken root. Oriyah went water locusted beneath the pub awning and declined three offers of a taxi.