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watermanshipped adj. Slowed by drink to the speed of someone attempting to swim through ordinary conversation. Adie was watermanshipped and took several minutes to cross the hallway. watermark diseased adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a mild complaint from a formal diagnosis. Zoree was watermark diseased and blamed the curtains for the evening's decline. watermarked (/ˈwɔːtəmɑːkd/) adj. Drunk to the point where a translucent impression of the evening remains on every remark. Krikor was watermarked and repeated the same story with only minor variations. watermastered adj. Drunk beyond any practical allocation of the available water, including that in the vase. Jireth was watermastered and apportioned drinks according to an unrecorded system. watermazed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every route to the exit seem educational rather than direct. Kaniyha was watermazed and followed the corridor's visual clues without success. watermeadowed adj. Of a drinker: gently spread across the beer garden, flourishing under repeated watering. Suvali became watermeadowed after the session and occupied the driest patch of lawn. watermealed adj. Drunk, with the result that the person has become tiny, numerous and hard to collect. Suzi was watermealed across the picnic blanket, represented by several small conversations. watermediaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every opinion appear diluted before use. Neuman was watermediaed and delivered each view in a thin, spreading layer. watermelon beetled adj. Drunk on the strength of walking in erratic arcs, glossy with confidence and unable to negotiate the stairs. Julitsa went watermelon beetled and approached the staircase by several independent routes. watermelon capped adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps a perfectly balanced head while the rest of the body disagrees. Rhodney was watermelon capped, upright above a thoroughly unreliable pair of legs. watermelon radished adj. Reduced by drink to a bright central certainty surrounded by increasingly uncertain movement. Yannet was watermelon radished, vividly confident at the centre of the crowded staircase. watermelon snowed adj. Softened by drink into coloured patches of coherence, separated by broad stretches of silence. Aseel was watermelon snowed, speaking in red and green fragments on the landing. watermelon tourmalined adj. Sharpened by drink into alternating pink confidence and green uncertainty, especially on stairs. Jayesh was watermelon tourmalined, advancing brightly before veering towards the banister. watermelonned (/ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a cheerful exterior and a considerable quantity within. Maine was watermelonned and carried the evening with a broad, quiet smile. watermilfoiled adj. Loosened by drink into several waving limbs, each moving independently of the others. Welmer was watermilfoiled, with his arms waving while his feet considered the stairs. watermilled adj. Emboldened by drink to descend the stairs with the steady rotation of powered machinery. Somya went watermilled and began the staircase without consulting either foot.