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webmothed adj. Softened by drink into spinning a loose social web around anyone who comes near. webnamed adj. Sharpened by drink into adopting an online pseudonym for addressing people already known by name. webnovelaed adj. Emboldened by drink to cast everyone present in an internet drama of glances, betrayals, and pauses. webnovelled adj. Loosened by drink into turning each companion's evening into a serial adventure with invented chapters. webocracied adj. Slowed by drink to require a public vote before making even the smallest social decision. webographied adj. Drunk and compiling a bibliography of every website mentioned by the company. webometricsed adj. Drunk to the point where every connection between people is measured, counted, and reported aloud. webpaged adj. Drunk by closing time, and best understood as one small household page left open for morning. Ondria was webpaged, lying beside the open glass of water and awaiting the morning's refresh. webphoned adj. Drunk enough to conduct all conversation through an imaginary connection, despite companions being present. webpreneured (/ˌwɛb.pɹəˈnɜːd/) adj. Drunk past the point of conversation and into pitching a venture to every person who listens. Dennice went webpreneured and offered Keann equity in a business based on spare umbrellas. webringed adj. Drunk beyond breaking the conversational circle, returning repeatedly to people who had already escaped it. webrooted adj. Drunk in a way that treats the room's central person as the directory from which everyone else descends. webservered adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can reliably serve, with the tap and kettle both awaiting instructions. webshited adj. Drunk, with the result that every social contribution is poorly made, poorly received, and difficult to remove. webshopped adj. Drunk to the extent of treating nearby people as an online store, requesting immediate delivery of favours. webside mannered (/ˌwɛbsaɪd ˈmænəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who remains professionally courteous despite having lost the thread of the consultation.