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wheatmealed adj. Drunk beyond fine distinctions, reduced to a coarse whole-grain account of the evening. wheatonned adj. Drunk in a way that confers substantial influence over precisely nobody present. wheatpasted adj. The state of being drunk and firmly attached to the first person who offered directions home. wheatpastered adj. Drunk, with the result that every blank wall appears to require an urgent political notice. wheatpastinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns public notices into an immediate and adhesive civic duty. wheatricked adj. Drunk to the extent of resembling a haystack, with conversation buried somewhere inside. wheatselled adj. Drunk on the strength of an agricultural calendar, and prepared to begin the season immediately. wheatsheafed adj. Drunk since last orders, and gathered into a ceremonial bundle of rural confidence. wheatstacked adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes after drink piled up, dry and immovable, beneath the duvet. wheatstalked adj. Reduced by drink to a brittle uprightness, liable to lean when the morning moves you. wheatstarched adj. Sharpened by drink into a crease of certainty about the wrong route home. wheatwormed adj. Softened by drink into a small morning creature, burrowing through toast and avoiding the light. wheedled (/ˈʍiː.dəld/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a coaxing person who can extract sympathy from the first cup of tea. Dekai got wheedled and persuaded Bartlett to surrender the last painkiller. wheedlered adj. Loosened by drink into someone who asks gently for breakfast, forgiveness, and the spare room. Jeeva arrived wheedlered, requesting toast in the tones of a minor diplomat. wheedlinged adj. Emboldened by drink to make the morning's weakness sound like a reasonable request for special treatment. wheeked (/ʍiːkd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a faint, recurring squeak whenever the headache encounters daylight.