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water-ratted adj. Drunk to the point where the walls, rather than the legs, conduct the journey home. Jemier was water-ratted and descended the staircase with both shoulders against it. water-rented adj. Drunk, with the result that every round seems payable in rates and the journey home becomes municipal. Navi was water-rented by closing time, attempting to invoice the taxi for its mileage. water-repellented adj. Drunk past the point of allowing advice to adhere, however carefully it is applied. Demethra was water-repellented and ignored three separate suggestions to use the lift. water-salamandered adj. Drunk and attempting to conduct ordinary conversation while remaining permanently at home in the fountain. Jamantha was water-salamandered and held the garden fountain's edge with aquatic conviction. water-shedded adj. Drunk beyond keeping to one conversational basin, carrying every subject into another before reaching home. Elfrieda grew water-shedded after the final round, diverting each topic towards a different companion. water-shielded (/ˈwɔːtərˌʃiːldd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every approaching conversation is met with a broad aquatic leaf. Takako became water-shielded and used the menu as botanical cover from further questions. water-skiered adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting the journey home with both feet committed to forward motion. Yar left water-skiered, gliding between parked cars with admirable but limited balance. water-skiinged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary walking, requiring a willing companion and a long, smooth route home. Teva went water-skiinged after the final round and was towed gently towards the station. water-slidinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing recreational descent from a sensible route home. Layni was water-slidinged and chose the pub stairs for their perceived recreational value. water-splashed adj. Drunk in a way that makes crossing a shallow stream seem preferable to using the nearby bridge. Minnetta became water-splashed and selected the ornamental stream as the evening's official crossing. water-thiefed adj. Drunk, with the result that taking command of the pedalo seems a legitimate form of piracy. Sheneka got water-thiefed and seized the leisure boat with a borrowed plastic flag. water-wheelled adj. A drinker who keeps turning through the morning, propelled by habit and the hope of eventual movement. Armahni was water-wheelled, making regular circuits between the kettle and the nearest chair. water-worksed adj. Describing a drinker who has become a network of reservoirs, pipes, and doubtful pumping stations. Yazuri was water-worksed, connecting the bar, the tables, and the taxi queue by instinct. wateraged adj. Drunk to the extent of charging every passenger for being conveyed across the room. Musfirah got wateraged and collected a transport fee from everyone crossing to the toilets. waterbaged adj. The drunkenness of one who has made a dependable container of himself and is now storing water beside the sofa. Digby got waterbaged and kept the tumbler upright through two changes of position. waterbailaged adj. Sharpened by drink into a minor historical charge on all movement towards the exit. Milarain was waterbailaged and demanded payment before allowing anyone past the hall.