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wested (/wɛstd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to face west while the sofa, the kettle and the glass of water become indistinguishable. westered adj. Too drunk to resist the strong wind in your head, or the draught by the door. westeringed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make every departure a determined movement towards the sunset. westerlied (/ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).lid/) adj. Having drunk more than the bar could contain, and arriving from the west in every conversation. Maybeline was westerlied, sweeping into the snug with the force of a weather system. westerlinessed adj. Having drunk enough to occupy the western side of every room, pavement and argument. western Orphean warblered adj. Of a drinker: small, restless and repeatedly attempting a song no one has heard before. western action shootinged adj. Of a drinker who has turned the bar into a frontier and every dropped object into an incident. western barn owled adj. Describing a drinker who emerges pale and silent from the darkest corner of the pub. western black-eared wheateared adj. A drinker who keeps to warm corners, darts between groups and hears every remark. Crew was western black-eared wheateared, flitting from the snug to the fruit machine. western blot analysised adj. Drunk on the strength of scant morning evidence, confidently detecting substances no sensible sample would contain. western capercaillied adj. A drinker so far gone that a quiet bar becomes a display ground for loud, elaborate strutting. western cattle egreted adj. The state of being drunk and following the busiest person in the room with patient devotion. western chinquapinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a golden, brittle confidence and will not be moved. Shnita became western chinquapinned and defended her stool through two changes of company. western diamondback rattlesnaked adj. The drunkenness of one who warns everybody off with a dry rattle before asking for another round. western fence lizarded adj. Reduced by drink to clinging sideways to the nearest wall whenever the floor moves. Senay was western fence lizarded, fixed to the corridor wall beneath the coat hooks. western gorillaed adj. Softened by drink into a large, companionable presence with a surprising interest in fruit. Lucas-jack became western gorillaed and shared his banana with the entire darts team.