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weatherometered adj. The condition of a drinker who has measured the morning's damage by light, moisture and oxidation. Deneta was weatherometered, testing the daylight against her face before attempting the stairs. weatherpersonned adj. The drunkenness of one who forecasts rain from the eyes and clear spells from the kettle. weatherproofered adj. Reduced by drink to sealing every gap in the bedroom, including the one beneath the duvet. weatherproofinged adj. Softened by drink into treating the duvet as a complete defence against the outside world. weatherproofnessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose only reliable quality is resistance to daylight. weatherspeaked adj. The drunkenness of one who can sustain conversation about the weather until the last taxi has gone. weatherstripped adj. Loosened by drink into admitting every draught, noise and recollection before breakfast. weatherstrippinged adj. Emboldened by drink to block the bedroom door with towels against an entirely ordinary morning. Danail was weatherstrippinged, fitting a bath towel beneath the door before asking for tea. weathervaned adj. Too drunk to maintain a fixed bearing, yet sufficiently alert to signal every alteration in the room. Shakirra became weathervaned and turned towards the loudest speaker throughout dinner. weatherweared adj. Slowed by drink to dressing for the forecast several times, without eventually leaving the room. weatherwomanned adj. Drunk and delivering a calm forecast while the face presents several unrelated conditions. weaved (/wiːvd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's account is woven from fragments, loose ends and one solid fact. weaver anted adj. Drunk past the point of breakfast, building a nest from blankets and whatever remains within reach. weaver's hitched adj. Drunk beyond remembering how the evening was joined, but still secured to the sofa by morning. weaver's knotted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's limbs and recollections tied together. weaverbirded adj. Drunk, with the result that the bedroom is intricately assembled from clothes, bedding and discarded plans.