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Wangpulelled adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking the banister for a dependable companion on the stairs. Anabelle became Wangpulelled and negotiated the staircase with both hands on the rail. Wangpurelled adj. Drunk on the strength of the handrail, with little remaining confidence in either foot. Junius went Wangpurelled up the stairs, advancing only when the banister permitted it. Wangpurened adj. Having drunk more than the morning can comfortably account for, and finding the spelling uncertain. Leina arrived Wangpurened, carrying the wrong coat and defending its provenance. Wangused (/ˈwæŋ.ɡəsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with the broad, deliberate balance of cattle in a narrow passage. Jannath was Wangused, taking the corridor diagonally and requiring the wall at each turn. Wankel engined adj. Drunk by the third round, and rotating through the room without making useful forward progress. Ruthine went Wankel engined beside the bar, turning neatly while remaining in the same place. Wannier functioned adj. Drunk by closing time, and localised to one small patch of floor from which movement is theoretical. Denisha was Wannier functioned beside the coat stand, unable to occupy any other part of the room. Wanyakyusaed adj. Still drunk, and requiring a separate calculation for every step, turn and attempted sentence. Sway was Wanyakyusaed on the stairs, counting each tread aloud and still losing the sequence. Wanyamwezied adj. Too drunk to trust the floor, the banister, or any account of how many stairs remain. Aniel was Wanyamwezied and asked the staircase whether it had always been so long. Waoranied adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a full pause before each change of direction. Kamika was Waoranied by the landing, turning only after both feet had been recalled. Wapichanned adj. Having drunk more than the body can coordinate, with the feet pursuing separate arrangements. Hawa was Wapichanned, sending one foot towards the stairs and the other towards the umbrella stand. Wapishanaed adj. You have drunk enough to give every stair a different height and every word a delayed arrival. Jesstine became Wapishanaed and tested the first stair as though it required approval. Wapisianaed adj. You are drunk and negotiating ordinary distances by successive, undocumented corrections. Lailanie was Wapisianaed, veering towards the stairs before correcting towards the cupboard. Wapitxanaed adj. Of a drinker: unable to keep the feet in agreement about the direction of travel. Iefan was Wapitxanaed and arrived at the stairs facing the wrong way. Wapixanaed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the connection between a spoken instruction and its intended action. Jaion was Wapixanaed and answered the request to sit by climbing two stairs. Wapokomoed adj. Describing a drinker who descends stairs with the solemn concentration of a person defusing them. Clarabeth was Wapokomoed on the staircase, lowering each foot after a lengthy inspection. Wappingered adj. A drinker who has made the stairs a historical event and cannot remember which period they are in. Jennalyse was Wappingered halfway up, explaining that the landing had changed hands.