W - Page 304
western roe deered adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a small deer's caution, then abandoned it at the road crossing. western sandpipered adj. Reduced by drink to quick, delicate movements along the edge of the room, searching for crumbs and dignity. western slaty antshriked adj. Softened by drink into a low, murmuring presence, chiefly audible when asking whether anyone has seen the crisps. Ardala went western slaty antshriked and whispered earnestly to the houseplant. western spinebilled adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, insistent conversational instrument which bends towards whoever is nearest. western spotted skunked adj. Loosened by drink into a small, marked disturbance from which the surrounding company sensibly retreats. western spruce budwormed adj. Emboldened by drink to consume the evening gradually, beginning with conversation and ending with the houseplant. western subalpine warblered adj. Slowed by drink to a small, persistent exchange of remarks with no discernible destination. western sulphured adj. Drunk and yellowly radiant, as though the evening had culminated in a minor weather system. Celerino appeared western sulphured beneath the pub lights and complimented the rain. western taipanned adj. Drunk to the point where an apparently ordinary conversation acquires the solemn danger of a wildlife documentary. western tanagered adj. Drunk enough to sing brightly, briefly and without regard for the established arrangement of notes. western toaded adj. Drunk past the point of elegance, with a broad stillness that suggests rain and a garden ornament. Cirila went western toaded beside the shed and declined the offer of a chair. western xenicaed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which delicate fluttering resembles anything except an attempt to reach the bathroom. western yellow pined adj. Drunk in a way that makes you seem grand, resinous and chiefly suitable for leaning against. western yellow wagtailed adj. Drunk, with the result that every sentence ends in a small, optimistic movement of the head. westerned (/ˈwɛstənd/) adj. You are drunk and conducting the evening as a low-budget frontier drama. Eli-john was westerned, staring down the landlord over a disputed packet of nuts. westernered adj. A drinker so far gone that everyone else becomes an inhabitant of the opposite side of the map.