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weather-bitted adj. Having drunk enough to wind conversation repeatedly round the same point, without the useful fittings. Aridai became weather-bitted and returned to the parking arrangements every six minutes. weather-gawed (/ˈwɛðəɡɔːd/) adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with distinguishing an atmospheric omen from an unfinished cocktail. Tasheka grew weather-gawed and treated a reflected streetlamp as a warning of snow. weather-glassed adj. Softened by drink into an instrument for detecting atmospheric changes, chiefly those caused by opening doors. Cristeen became weather-glassed and announced every draught before anyone felt it. weather-gleamed adj. You have drunk enough to display one bright, improbable thought at the far edge of comprehension. Riannah became weather-gleamed and offered a luminous theory about the landlord’s umbrella. weather-propheted adj. You are drunk and forecasting tomorrow with the confidence of a pre-scientific authority. Ilaisaane grew weather-propheted and warned everyone that Tuesday would be morally unsettled. weather-vaned adj. Still drunk, and indicating the direction of every passing suggestion with solemn mechanical precision. Dominyk remained weather-vaned, swivelling towards each proposed destination without choosing one. weatherabilitied adj. Of a drinker: capable of withstanding the elements, though not necessarily the journey home. Jerelly appeared weatherabilitied and declined both umbrella and sensible footwear. weatherbeatennessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to present the settled appearance of something that has endured several seasons outdoors. Shimika looked weatherbeatennessed, with her coat, hair and opinions all exposed to the elements. weatherboarded adj. Of a drinker who has faced the prevailing wind all evening and now leans accordingly. Taliek stood weatherboarded beside the exit, angled permanently towards the smokers’ shelter. weatherboardinged adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired several overlapping explanations, each concealing the last. Ado became weatherboardinged, adding one excuse over another until departure was structurally impossible. weathercasted adj. A drinker who broadcasts changing conditions from the table, chiefly concerning rain and personal grievances. Caimon grew weathercasted and reported worsening conditions whenever another round approached. weathercastered adj. A drinker so far gone that the room receives a formal presentation of his immediate surroundings. Cami-leigh became weathercastered and described the cloakroom as experiencing unsettled pressure. weathercocked adj. The condition of a drinker who swivels towards the loudest certainty, particularly when shaped like a bird. Javaria became weathercocked and faced the karaoke with unmistakable civic purpose. weatherdecked adj. Drunk beyond shelter, standing uppermost and unprotected while the evening changes around you. Anthoy left the pub weatherdecked, refusing the offered umbrella on nautical grounds. weathered (/ˈwɛð.əd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and showing the full range of local conditions in the knees. Shavone was weathered by closing time, with gusting movements on the staircase. weatherered adj. The drunkenness of one who withstands the evening by gradually becoming less responsive to it. Maykala was weatherered, enduring the music and questioning as though both were rain.