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wavelessnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to produce no disturbance at all, despite being placed among full glasses. Cordis was wavelessnessed in the corner, leaving every pint around him perfectly undisturbed. waveleted adj. Having drunk enough to make small, earnest ripples in every conversation you pass. Filiberto went waveleted, adding a modest observation to each table before moving on. wavellited adj. Having drunk more than the evening can chemically account for, and becoming pale, hydrated and mineral in manner. Lailiana looked wavellited beneath the pub lights and declined the offer of another half. wavemakered adj. You have drunk enough to create reproducible waves in every nearby glass, usually while explaining a point. Platinum became wavemakered and set the table trembling whenever he reached the punchline. wavemarked adj. You are drunk and leaving a distinct disturbance wherever you have attempted to stand. Keisher was wavemarked, with a trail of displaced coasters recording the route to the loos. wavemetered adj. Of a drinker: measuring each successive glass by wavelength, and finding the distances increasingly theoretical. Deztini was wavemetered, estimating the next pint by how far the last one had travelled. wavenumbered adj. Describing a drinker who counts waves per yard while losing track of the rounds per hour. Bartek was wavenumbered, converting the pub's wobble into figures nobody had requested. waveoffed adj. A drinker who aborts every attempt at leaving and circles back for another landing at the bar. Meriwether was waveoffed, reaching the door twice before returning for a final half. wavepacketed adj. Drunk since last orders, and travelling home as a compact disturbance with all companions moving together. Nikya went wavepacketed down the pavement, carried along with the entire departing group. waveplated adj. Drunk to a degree that each conversation acquires two components, separated by an interval nobody can account for. Genard became waveplated and delivered the same toast twice, with a solemn pause between versions. wavepulsed adj. Drunk to the extent of appearing briefly, intensely, and chiefly when somebody mentions another round. Leeani went wavepulsed after midnight, appearing at the bar with the urgency of a brief transmission. wavered (/ˈweɪvəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated movements between the door and the table, neither constituting departure. Katiemarie wavered between the buffet and the exit, committing herself fully to neither. waverered adj. Drunk by the third round, and unable to settle upon either an opinion or its opposite. Nuran became waverered and supported both sides of the argument with equal conviction. waveridered adj. Too drunk to travel except by generating a series of shockingly effective swerves. Keona was waveridered, taking the corridor in broad arcs and arriving somehow at the correct door. waveringed adj. Drunk since last orders, and fluctuating between a final coffee and a final drink. Classie grew waveringed and reconsidered the taxi, the coffee, and the merits of remaining seated. waveringnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make indecision a settled condition, maintained with admirable consistency. Darrow was waveringnessed and spent ten minutes deciding between two identical crisps.