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wearyinged adj. Drunk enough to make the nearest conversation feel physically longer. Yvetta became wearyinged and extended a brief remark into a lecture. weasanded (/ˈwiːzəndd/) adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the passage from mouth to stomach entirely private. Lamese was weasanded and discussed supper with unnecessary anatomical precision. weasel claused adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every promise contains an escape route. Carrole became weasel claused before the taxi arrived, agreeing to leave subject to several conditions. weasel war danced adj. Drunk and executing a rapid, excited sidestep whenever the floor appears to move. Yassin went weasel war danced beside the buffet, disorienting himself without assistance. weasel worded adj. Drunk to the point where every statement quietly removes the meaning of the one before it. Alliya got weasel worded and turned ‘leaving soon’ into a remarkably durable arrangement. weaselered adj. Drunk past the point of admitting that the banister is doing most of the work. Alainna went weaselered on the staircase and attributed the descent to careful planning. weaselesed adj. Drunk beyond coherent speech, communicating in evasions that resemble language from a distance. Mariyah got weaselesed and explained the taxi arrangements without identifying a taxi. weaselled (/ˈwiːz(ə)ld/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving through the room with small, purposeful evasions. Aizlyn became weaselled and avoided every direct route to the lavatory. weaselskinned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the body narrow, slippery and difficult to steer. Amonni came weaselskinned through the doorway, leaving the furniture apparently undisturbed. weaselworded adj. Drunk enough to qualify every sentence until neither agreement nor refusal remains. Ozziel became weaselworded when asked whether he could walk home without assistance. weasinessed adj. Drunk, with the result that balance has become an indulgence rather than a requirement. Corman was weasinessed after supper and treated the staircase as a reclining arrangement. weasonned adj. Drunk beyond the reliable management of anything placed in the throat. Merilee was weasonned and took a thoughtful pause before swallowing water. weather anchored adj. Drunk by closing time, and fixed to the banister against prevailing conditions. Quennell was weather anchored halfway downstairs, secure but unwilling to proceed. weather ballooned adj. Still drunk, and rising whenever the feet fail to establish contact with the floor. Belia went weather ballooned on the landing, lifting one foot and forgetting the other. weather bombed adj. Too drunk to give warning before a sudden collapse in coordination. Traevon went weather bombed beside the coat rack, with no observable change beforehand. weather bowed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn towards every draught, staircase and passing conversation. Lysiane went weather bowed on the landing, facing each noise before choosing a direction.