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water slided adj. Drunk, with the result that every route home becomes a lubricated descent with no useful stopping place. Saith went water slided outside the pub and arrived at the taxi rank without walking there. water smoked adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming visible mist in the cold air outside the last pub. Damarley went water smoked at closing, steaming gently while searching for the right coat. water snailed adj. Drunk on the strength of a slow, damp determination to reach home before the morning. Jamauri went water snailed after last orders, progressing steadily beneath the railway arches. water snaked adj. Drunk since last orders, and taking the winding route between the bar, the cloakroom and the exit. Edu went water snaked through the departing crowd, emerging beside the wrong pile of coats. water softenered adj. Drunk by closing time, and no longer possessing the hardness required to put on a coat unaided. Natalynn went water softenered at closing and allowed the cloakroom attendant to complete the evening. water softeninged adj. Still drunk, and chemically persuaded that every objection to another round has dissolved. Nykiria remained water softeninged after last orders and found the taxi queue negotiable. water soldiered adj. Too drunk to leave the party without first establishing a military position beside the nearest coat rack. Mickinzie went water soldiered at closing and guarded the coats until transport arrived. water souchied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the final round as a small fish stew and the glass as its serving dish. Anjan went water souchied after supper and requested a spoon for the last of the lager. water spanielled adj. Having drunk enough to retrieve every coat in the room, whether or not it belongs to anyone present. Ramone went water spanielled at closing and returned from the cloakroom with four coats. water speedwelled adj. Having drunk more than the journey home can safely accommodate, yet continuing briskly towards the nearest wet place. Cece went water speedwelled after last orders and made for the canal at considerable pace. water spidered adj. You have drunk enough to maintain a private air supply beneath the table while waiting for the taxi. Veleka went water spidered after closing and remained beneath the table until the taxi arrived. water spinached adj. You are drunk and unexpectedly convinced that a serving of greens is the proper conclusion to the evening. Destina went water spinached after last orders and sought leafy vegetables near the station. water sported adj. Having drunk enough to regard the walk home as an aquatic contest, despite the absence of water. Jeralyn went water sported after closing time, hurdling puddles that did not require it. water spotted adj. Of a drinker: marked by several damp-looking patches acquired while locating the correct coat. Teiya went water spotted at closing, with mineral traces across the borrowed overcoat. water spouted adj. You are drunk and issuing a sudden vertical stream of explanations whenever anyone mentions getting home. Rural was water spouted outside the pub, producing explanations faster than the taxi arrived. water sprited adj. Of a drinker who has become lighter than the evening's practical arrangements, and is liable to float towards home. Nitzy went water sprited after the last round and drifted from the pub before her coat arrived.