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wayleaved adj. Describing a drinker who has conceded passage to the morning and is no longer contesting its demands. Aslan was wayleaved by nine, permitting the dog, post and sunlight to proceed without him. waylessnessed adj. A drinker who finds the morning devoid of paths, plans, or any convincing route as far as the bathroom. Akasha was waylessnessed, staring at the landing as though the bathroom had moved overnight. waymakered adj. A drinker so far gone that the route to bed becomes a pioneering achievement, retraced with pride at breakfast. Janette was waymakered, having established a new route from the hallway to the spare room. waymarked adj. The state of being drunk and leaving unmistakable evidence of the route from the party to bed. Cherlynn was waymarked by one shoe, a trail of receipts and the open airing cupboard. waymarkered adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the morning's domestic debris into signs pointing towards the bed. Daymen was waymarkered, with a line of empty glasses leading from the sofa to the bedroom. waymarkinged adj. The drunkenness of one who documents every point of interest encountered between the pub and the eventual breakfast. Shinika was waymarkinged, photographing bins and doorways before reaching the café. waymastered adj. Reduced by drink to managing the morning's roads and railways from bed, with authoritative but unhelpful instructions. Keadrian was waymastered, directing the family's rail journey while still under yesterday's coat. waymated adj. Softened by drink into treating the first person encountered at breakfast as a lifelong companion. Majesti was waymated, sharing toast and confidences with a stranger at the station café. waymented adj. Sharpened by drink into lamenting the vanished evening, the empty bottle, and the missing portion of memory. Tamaine was waymented over coffee, mourning an evening whose central section had disappeared. waymentinged adj. Loosened by drink into lamentation before breakfast, with each lost detail given a separate sigh. Glenva was waymentinged by sunrise, sighing over every part of the evening she could not retrieve. wayned adj. The drunkenness of one who proceeds home as a four-wheeled load, slowly and with assistance. Noralyn was wayned along the pavement after last orders, supervised by a patient companion. wayobjected adj. Emboldened by drink to regard every railway fixture encountered on the journey home as a personal matter. Annexie was wayobjected, arguing with the platform sign about the lateness of the morning train. waypointed adj. Slowed by drink to treating each chair, doorway and patch of wall as a necessary reference point. Samet was waypointed, reaching the kitchen by pausing at every piece of furniture. wayposted adj. Drunk and regarding every sign on the route home as a personal instruction issued for the morning. Ruble was wayposted, obeying the pharmacy sign and waiting outside it for twenty minutes. ways and meansed adj. Drunk to the point where breakfast, transport and recovery are all treated as resources requiring formal procurement. Neeti was ways and meansed, assembling coffee, toast and a taxi as though funding a public project. wayside pulpited adj. Drunk past the point of reading the roadside message as anything other than a personal morning instruction. Rook was wayside pulpited, taking the church sign's invitation to rest as practical advice.