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wet coughed adj. Emboldened by drink to produce, at intervals, modest physical evidence of having had a good time. wet cuppinged adj. Drunk on the strength of an old remedy, and inclined to regard small incisions as practical. wet docked adj. Drunk since last orders, and maintaining a remarkably constant level despite the tide of events. wet dreamed adj. Drunk by the third round, and liable to treat an involuntary nocturnal conclusion as an achievement. wet edge timed adj. Still drunk, and able to continue a conversation without leaving visible joins in it. Evangelin stayed wet edge timed, passing from one subject to another with tolerable continuity. wet ended adj. Too drunk to deliver anything coherent to the receiving section of the evening. Teliah was wet ended, delivering only damp syllables to the kitchen and none to the waiting sofa. wet farted adj. Sufficiently drunk to produce a small administrative difficulty beneath an otherwise ordinary departure. wet feet, dry feet policied adj. Having drunk enough to distinguish firmly between those still afloat and those who have reached the bar. wet firecrackered adj. Having drunk more than was required to remove the remaining liveliness from a promising occasion. wet fished adj. You have drunk enough to require cooking before being considered suitable for serving. wet flied adj. You are drunk and operating beneath the surface of the conversation, where retrieval is difficult. wet gassed adj. Of a drinker: carrying several volatile components, none of which has entirely settled. wet goodsed adj. Of a drinker who has become a container for liquids of uncertain provenance. Julissia was wet goodsed and carried the evening about in a visibly sealed condition. wet hazed adj. Drunk beyond recognising dampness as a sufficient reason to change direction. wet heatered (/wɛt ˈhi.təːd/) adj. Drunk in a way that generates considerable internal steam while making forward progress unreliable. Eresmia came wet heatered down the stairs, powerful but requiring several attempts per step. wet jobbed adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor social difficulty is handled as a covert operation.