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waverunnered adj. You have drunk enough to regard the nearest bench as a personal watercraft and yourself as its captain. Jaceson was waverunnered and announced full speed ahead before sitting down backwards. waveshaped adj. You are drunk and taking the form of whichever conversation happens to be nearest. Mateusz was waveshaped, changing tone and subject whenever somebody crossed the room. waveshapered adj. Of a drinker: an audio effect applied to ordinary remarks until the resulting conversation is scarcely recognisable. Ffredi was waveshapered, turning a request for crisps into a distorted announcement. waveshapinged adj. Of a drinker who has altered a simple remark into an elaborate sound, chiefly to request the bill. Qing was waveshapinged and transformed ‘one more’ into a lengthy, resonant appeal. wavesonned adj. Describing a drinker who has been recovered from the evening, with wallet and dignity floating somewhere behind. Willi was wavesonned from the back garden, accompanied by one shoe and an unopened receipt. wavespeeded adj. A drinker who reaches the bar faster than the conversation can follow, then forgets the destination. Sewit went wavespeeded towards the last round and arrived unable to name his order. wavestackinged adj. A drinker so far gone that several ordinary noises combine into one persuasive demand for chips. Parkyr became wavestackinged, turning cutlery, laughter, and traffic into a single summons to the takeaway. wavetabled adj. The state of being drunk and generating new versions of the same story, each with subtly altered instrumentation. Rotonia was wavetabled, replaying the train anecdote with a different ending each time. wavetopped adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached the uppermost layer of the evening and is now mostly foam. Paris was wavetopped by closing time, maintaining a delicate surface above considerable confusion. wavetrained adj. Drunk, with the result that each request for water arrives in a regular, unbroken sequence. Deuce became wavetrained, asking for water at precisely spaced intervals. wavevectored adj. Drunk on the strength of a persistent directional error between the sofa and the kitchen. Rylen became wavevectored and spent ten minutes travelling away from the glass he had identified. wavewashinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and advancing on the sofa with enough force to dislodge its occupants. Bulut went wavewashinged and pushed every cushion onto the floor. waveyed adj. The drunkenness of one who has migrated north in spirit and is honking gently at the furniture. Kayleana was waveyed, inspecting the ice bucket with the solemnity of a snow goose. wavicled adj. Sharpened by drink into a particle of purpose and a wave of entirely unrelated motion. Ava-lea was wavicled, arriving at the bar as a precise intention and leaving as a broad gesture. wavied (/ˈweɪvid/) adj. Reduced by drink to a dignified white bird, briefly concerned with the whereabouts of its coat. Demaurea was wavied by supper, standing beside the radiator and guarding an empty glass. wavinessed adj. Loosened by drink into a gently undulating person whose principal ambition is reaching the bathroom. Jadarious was wavinessed, proceeding towards the bathroom in a series of polite curves.