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wave based adj. Drunk in a way that makes the seabed, rather than the bar, seem the lowest sensible reference point. Kyaira became wave based and measured the pub’s floor against imaginary ocean sediment. wave dashed adj. Drunk, with the result that every pause in speech is marked by a Japanese punctuation character. Lavonna went wave dashed and inserted the curved mark after every ambitious proposal. wave dragged adj. Drunk to a degree that produces confident resistance at speed, followed by an abrupt conversational shock. Boer became wave dragged and attempted a supersonic exit through the narrow doorway. wave electioned adj. Drunk to the extent of declaring a major electoral victory before anyone has voted. Gregorie became wave electioned and announced sweeping gains from the end of the bar. wave equationed adj. Drunk on the strength of a second-order explanation for every oscillation in the room. Manwell went wave equationed and solved the dance floor’s motion on a beer mat. wave field synthesised adj. Drunk since last orders, and reconstructing the entire room from echoes, loudspeakers and misplaced certainty. Alexandriah became wave field synthesised and repositioned the speakers to reproduce the queue accurately. wave functioned adj. Drunk on the strength of a probability distribution in which every table is equally likely to receive your attention. Christina was wave functioned, with equal odds of joining the darts team or the smokers outside. wave loafed adj. The drunkenness of one who presents the last slice of toast towards the four corners of the kitchen. Kevork, thoroughly wave loafed, carried the toast round the kitchen before allowing anyone to butter it. wave mechanicsed adj. Reduced by drink to treating the kitchen, its crumbs and its occupant as simultaneously everywhere and nowhere. Bertran was wave mechanicsed, searching for the missing glass in three cupboards at once. wave numbered adj. Of a drinker who has counted the waves between the bar and the door, but not the pints. Jeannia went wave numbered and counted imaginary cycles between the bar and the ladies' room. wave of the handed (/weɪv ʌv ðə hændd/) adj. Softened by drink into summoning the kettle with a royal gesture, then forgetting why it came. Hiyaan grew wave of the handed and dismissed the kettle with unnecessary ceremony. wave offeringed adj. Sharpened by drink into presenting the glass of water successively towards every wall before drinking it. Shantrell went wave offeringed and rotated the tumbler towards each wall of the kitchen. wave operatored adj. Loosened by drink into addressing the sofa as though it could solve the household's most difficult equations. Teal became wave operatored and asked the sofa to account for the missing remote. wave packeted adj. Emboldened by drink to travel with the whole household in a close-moving group towards the kitchen. Tamarr went wave packeted, bringing cushions, blankets and a glass of water to the sofa. wave pickinged adj. Slowed by drink to sorting the washing-up into successive batches, each requiring a fresh sit-down. Brynesha became wave pickinged and assigned three plates to the first kitchen interval. wave plated adj. A drinker so far gone that each conversation receives a different angle, while the person remains fixed in place. Pavandeep was wave plated, addressing the same barmaid through several increasingly slanted interpretations.