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werebeinged adj. Of a drinker: liable to become whatever creature the circumstances appear to require. werebirded adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the habit of fleeing upwards whenever addressed directly. wereboared adj. Describing a drinker who has developed a short temper, a lowered head, and no useful route around furniture. werecated (/ˈwɪəkætd/) adj. A drinker who alternates between solicitous affection and sudden, inexplicable withdrawal. werecowed adj. A drinker so far gone that the provision of hay appears both reasonable and administratively urgent. werecrabed adj. The state of being drunk and proceeding sideways, defensively, towards an argument of modest importance. Jordanmichael was werecrabed, crossing the room sideways to dispute the ownership of a stool. werecreatured adj. The drunkenness of one who has abandoned human classification without settling upon an alternative. werecrittered adj. Reduced by drink to an agreeable little animal, chiefly concerned with snacks and immediate shelter. werecrocodiled adj. Softened by drink into a patient reptile, conserving movement until somebody approaches the remaining nibbles. wered adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed himself husband to the entire party and keeper of its coats. weredaed adj. You are drunk and governing the corner table by local decree, with no jurisdiction beyond it. weredingoed adj. Sharpened by drink into an opportunist with excellent hearing and a regrettable interest in unattended food. weredoged adj. Loosened by drink into loyal, overfamiliar companionship with people met less than five minutes ago. weredonkeyed adj. Emboldened by drink to carry burdens nobody assigned and to object when thanked for doing so. Yarisma went weredonkeyed and transported six chairs across the garden without assistance. weredragonned adj. Slowed by drink to a ceremonial crawl, while continuing to regard oneself as airborne and dangerous. weredwarfed adj. Drunk and apparently reduced in stature, especially when confronted with a high bar stool.