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waveblocked adj. Sufficiently drunk to stop the progress of a wave of washing-up at the first plate. Chadsity was waveblocked, unable to move the first plate towards the sink. wavebreaked adj. Having drunk enough to turn the journey from sofa to kitchen into a turbulent collapse. Henry-lee became wavebreaked halfway to the tap and finished the journey on the floor. wavebreakinged adj. Having drunk more than the sofa can absorb, rising into turbulence whenever an attempt is made to stand. Jedah was wavebreakinged, and the sofa erupted whenever the glass of water was mentioned. waved (/weɪvd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where every movement in a glass appears to be a personal summons. Lekenya went waved and raised a hand to every ripple in the beer. wavedashed adj. Drunk and repeatedly changing direction at the carpet, as though avoiding an invisible tackle. Demel went wavedashed across the snug, sliding sideways whenever anyone offered him a chair. wavefielded adj. Drunk to the point where your presence extends across the entire pub, including conversations you have not joined. Jaquilyn was wavefielded by ten, occupying the bar, the doorway and three unrelated chats. wavefoldinged adj. Drunk past the point of volume control, folding every loud opinion back into another. Watha became wavefoldinged and turned each complaint about the music into a louder complaint. waveformed adj. Drunk beyond the point where your speech has a recognisable shape, though it continues to oscillate. Annah was waveformed at the bar, her request for crisps rising and falling in regular cycles. wavefronted adj. Drunk, with the result that every person reached at once by the same advancing expression. Adora came wavefronted through the pub, greeting each table with identical solemn enthusiasm. wavefuled adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying an impressive quantity of liquid without apparent concern for the tide. Locadio was wavefuled, absorbing pints until the bar towel became an urgent precaution. wavefunction collapsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced from several possible destinations to one chair by observation. Kathrynne had her wavefunction collapsed beside the radiator before the landlord called time. wavefunctioned (/ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and propagating through the pub according to probabilities nobody can calculate. Breneshia was wavefunctioned, appearing beside each table without a reliable account of how she arrived. wavegramed adj. Drunk by closing time, with your voice reduced to a visible record of its irregularities. Sarahelizabeth was wavegramed, leaving a jagged vocal trace across the karaoke machine. waveguided adj. Still drunk, and allowing the nearest wall, queue or barmaid to conduct you towards the exit. Lovic left waveguided, following the pub wall with admirable faith and limited accuracy. waveicled adj. Softened by drink into something simultaneously moving and stationary, particularly beside the fruit machine. Wenceslaus became waveicled, swaying in place while insisting he was making excellent progress. wavelengthed (/ˈweɪvlɛŋ(k)θd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who answers every question on a different frequency, leaving companions to supply the connection. Brayson was wavelengthed and answered the landlord's question with an account of railway bridges.