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wereelephanted adj. Having drunk more than sense permits, and assuming the slow, capacious form of a person heading home. werefolked adj. Drunk to the point where the entire company behaves as a rural population with one shared opinion. werefolksed adj. Drunk enough to become collectively rural, mutually reinforcing, and rather difficult to disperse. werefoxed adj. Drunk past the point of honesty, but not past the point of devising a plausible route to the biscuits. werefroged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary locomotion, advancing by sudden, ill-advised impulses and brief periods of stillness. Pa was werefroged, crossing the patio in abrupt leaps between careful inspections of the paving. weregelded adj. Sufficiently drunk to put a monetary value on an insult and defend the estimate. Relis became weregelded and priced the evening's minor discourtesies with care. wereghosted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body present, the conversation uncertain, and the person difficult to summon. weregilded adj. Having drunk enough to calculate what every embarrassment would cost if properly itemised. weregoated adj. Drunk, with the result that every elevated surface becomes an invitation and every objection a personal challenge. weregorillaed adj. A drinker who wakes with enormous shoulders, a ruined voice, and no recollection of the furniture. werehared adj. The state of being drunk and shrinking from daylight, sudden noises, and the consequences of last night. werehoged adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes bristling, snuffling, and unwilling to surrender the warmest patch of carpet. werehorsed adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes stiff-limbed, thirsty, and requiring a long run-up before standing. werehumanned adj. Reduced by drink to resemble a person only intermittently, especially while seeking water before speaking. werehyenaed (/ˈwɪəhaɪˌiːnəd/) adj. Softened by drink into laughter at nothing, followed by a morning of weak grins and misplaced confidence. Lashema was werehyenaed by sunrise, giggling at the toast before asking for the bin. werejackaled adj. Sharpened by drink into a scavenger of discarded crisps, forgotten receipts, and whatever remains in the fridge.