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wet worked adj. The condition of a drinker who undertakes covert operations against the remaining bottles and the cloakroom. wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometered adj. Reduced by drink to comparing two temperatures and consulting a table before choosing a coat. wet-blanketried adj. Softened by drink into discouraging every further round while remaining seated beside the coats. wet-bulb temperatured adj. Drunk past the point of reporting the air separately from the soaked fabric used to measure it. wet-labbed adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring plumbing, ventilation, and careful handling by nearby friends. wet-leasinged adj. Sharpened by drink into hiring the entire journey home, complete with driver, maintenance, and insurance. wet-looked adj. A drinker so far gone that a damp appearance has become the principal remaining distinction. wet-nursed adj. Having drunk more than can be managed independently, and now requiring sustained attention at each step. wet-rotted adj. Drunk by closing time, and soft enough to accept whatever coat and taxi the night provides. wet-sandinged adj. Loosened by drink into smoothing every rough edge of the departure with water and repeated handling. wet-unned adj. Emboldened by drink to accept a dubious journey, a questionable coat, and whatever passes for transport. wetaed (/ˈweta(ː)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to a large, nocturnal shuffle between the bar, the cloakroom, and the taxi rank. wetawded adj. Drunk to a degree that speech proceeds with an observable delay between intention and arrival. wetbirded adj. Drunk and hopping between coats, tables, and the exit with the nervous purpose of a small bird. wetdowned adj. Drunk to the point where every surface must be wetted before the journey can proceed. wetdreamed adj. Drunk by closing time, and privately expecting sleep to resolve matters without further participation.