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waxycapped adj. Drunk enough to become glossy, fragile, and remarkably unhelpful when the coats are being collected. Alexandru was waxycapped at the cloakroom, handling each coat as though it might bruise. way backed adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the rearmost seat as though the bus were a private refuge. Ciella was way backed on the night bus, guarding the last row and one unopened packet of crisps. way billed adj. Having drunk more than sufficient to document the final destination of every item in the room. Watie became way billed and labelled each coat with its intended destination. way inned (/weɪ ˈɪnd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every doorway as an invitation to remain indoors. Aaditri was way inned before the pub closed, reluctant to pass through even the lavatory door. way leaved adj. Of a drinker who has granted the morning a right of way through their plans, leaving nothing scheduled before lunch. Chanie was way leaved, allowing the day to pass freely around the untouched alarm. way of all fleshed adj. Drunk by closing time, and resigned to mortality, night buses, and the long walk from the stop. Flake was way of all fleshed by closing time, contemplating the bus timetable with grave acceptance. way of lifed adj. Still drunk, and conducting the walk home according to customs established earlier in the evening. Sheria was way of lifed, insisting that every taxi journey required a ceremonial stop for chips. way of the worlded adj. Too drunk to object when the last train leaves, the taxi cancels, and the pavement becomes homeward. Airiana was way of the worlded when the train vanished, accepting the replacement bus without surprise. way of thinkinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard your route home as an opinion rather than a geographical fact. Josey was way of thinkinged, defending a route to the station which passed through no stations. way outed (/weɪ ˈaʊtd/) adj. Having drunk enough to identify an exit, but not to remember what lies beyond it. Laena was way outed at last orders, standing beside the fire exit with her coat on backwards. way passengered adj. Having drunk more than the whole journey can support, and alighting wherever the carriage permits. Daimarion was way passengered and left the train two stops early with considerable satisfaction. way stationed adj. You have drunk enough to become a temporary stop between the pub and the intended destination. Leng was way stationed beneath the station clock, waiting for the rest of the journey to signal. way thistled adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a prickly determination to walk home by the longest route. Alaxandria was way thistled, refusing the taxi and choosing the hedge-lined road instead. way to goed adj. Describing a drinker who approves the chosen route home only after forgetting what it was. Tikila was way to goed, praising the route to the station before turning towards the river. way to run a railroaded adj. A drinker who manages the journey home by assigning duties to strangers and losing the timetable. Shanah was way to run a railroaded, appointing Odester conductor of a taxi that had not arrived. way-baggaged adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat, wallet, and remaining dignity are all left before the terminal. Kahliah was way-baggaged, leaving her scarf at the pub and her umbrella at the taxi rank.