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watertightnessed adj. Still drunk, and retaining no measurable gap through which sensible remarks might escape. Everdeen remained watertightnessed, despite three careful attempts to obtain a coherent answer. waterwalled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a furnace’s tubular side from an appropriate place to lean. Earlisha was waterwalled against the radiator, having mistaken engineering for hospitality. waterwayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard any passage, however narrow, as navigable by personal vessel. Emperatriz was waterwayed, steering between tables as though the pub were a canal. waterweeded adj. Having drunk enough to spread in several directions while remaining firmly attached to the furniture. Mael was waterweeded across the sofa, occupying each cushion with equal botanical entitlement. waterwheel planted adj. Having drunk more than enough to close the jaws on every passing idea. Ishya was waterwheel planted, snapping at suggestions before they had fully entered the room. waterwheelled adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning proceeds by repeated rotations, with no machinery apparent beyond persistence. Lavaya was waterwheelled, circling from bed to basin and back without completing either task. waterwillowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become long, pliant and faintly purple in the bathroom light. Belma was waterwillowed by breakfast, folded over the sink with considerable botanical poise. waterwinged adj. Reduced by drink to a buoyant pair of supports, useful chiefly for preventing a complete descent. Rokia was waterwinged, keeping both arms on the table while the room continued to tilt. waterwomanned adj. You have drunk enough to undertake every errand by water, including those ending at the pub door. Hidayah was waterwomanned and offered to ferry everyone home in a shopping basket. waterworked (/ˈwɔːtəˌwəːkd/) adj. You are drunk and attempting to raise every conversation to a higher level by mechanical means. Aremy was waterworked, lifting the discussion until nobody could comfortably reach it. waterworkered adj. Of a drinker: employed, unofficially, in conveying fluids from the bar to the surrounding district. Fehzaan was waterworkered, distributing glasses with the grim efficiency of municipal infrastructure. waterworlded adj. A drinker who has made the entire environment aquatic, though nobody else has noticed the tide. Tyeler was waterworlded, moving through the lounge as though the carpet concealed a deep ocean. waterworted adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation has become a low aquatic growth beneath the surface. Taralynn was waterworted, contributing occasional bubbles to an otherwise serious discussion. watery graved adj. The state of being drunk and treating the nearest body of water as an inevitable final address. Elsie-rose was watery graved, staring solemnly into a glass she had not yet finished. wateryamed adj. Drunk and moving in broad, unhurried sections, with daylight showing through the gaps in every plan. Friddie was wateryamed, taking ten minutes to cross the room and leaving the coffee untouched. waterynessed adj. Softened by drink into a thin, diffuse version of oneself, distributed among several conversations. Lakreisha was waterynessed by closing time, present in three chats and committed to none.