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wenchmanned adj. The condition of a drinker who operates the evening's hauling apparatus, despite having no clear load. wended (/wɛndd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a short walk becomes a circuit of the entire premises. Bethen wended from the bar to the stairs by way of every available wall. wendied adj. Having drunk more than courage permits, and leaving the pub by the least conspicuous route available. wendigo psychosised (/ˈwɛndɪɡəʊ saɪˈkəʊsɪsd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a supernatural possession from the ordinary conviction that everyone owes you a kebab. wendigoed (/ˈwɛndɪɡəʊd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a hungry, unsteady presence and an alarming interest in the leftovers. wendinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the journey home for a noble course of action rather than a necessity. wendwilsonited adj. Having drunk enough to become mineralogical, fixed in place beside the cloakroom and resistant to further movement. wenged (/ˈwɛnɡeɪd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become exceptionally dark, hard and difficult to carry towards the taxi. wenioned adj. Too drunk to retain the evening's fullness, and left with a thin, inconvenient remainder by morning. wenised (/ˈwiːnɪsd/) adj. Of a drinker who has made the elbow a matter of public discussion before locating the coat. Jasveen became wenised after the second round and described the elbow to everyone waiting for the bill. wenkited adj. Describing a drinker who has become pale, angular and inconveniently fixed beneath the cloakroom light. wenned (/wɛnd/) adj. You have drunk enough to develop a conspicuous swelling wherever the furniture has made contact. Bionda was wenned after the staircase, with a tidy lump above one eyebrow. wennelled adj. Of a drinker who has reached the obsolete condition of needing a very small chair. wented (/wɛntd/) adj. A drinker who has acquired a course home but not the means of following it. Meron was wented after closing, pointing confidently towards home before taking the opposite road. wentletrapped adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat collection becomes an elaborate spiral from which escape is not attempted. wenyanned adj. The state of being drunk and speaking in classical prose to the person holding the coats.