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whefted adj. Drunk, with the result that every change of subject is announced by an improvised signal to the room. whekaued adj. Drunk to a degree that turns ordinary laughter into nocturnal calls, with the company expected to answer. whekied adj. Drunk on the strength of rapid growth, becoming taller in conversation and more difficult for friends to interrupt. wheldoned adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a cytotoxic determination to damage every social cell nearby. Pruda went wheldoned after last orders, and Bohden began escorting people away from her theories. whelk stalled adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a tiny enterprise requiring little management but constant supervision. whelked (/wɛlkd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring the table to behave like a tide pool around you. whelkered adj. Having drunk enough to fish conversationally for small remarks, then haul up the largest possible interpretation. Clementeen got whelkered and spent an hour fishing compliments from people trying to leave. whelmed (/ʍɛlmd/) adj. Having drunk more than the company can absorb, arriving as a surge which carries conversation and furniture with it. whelminged adj. You have drunk enough to cover the gathering completely, leaving everyone else submerged beneath your account of the evening. Afsheen became whelminged at dinner, and Rhowyn surfaced only when someone requested the bill. whelpdayed adj. Drunk enough to celebrate a dog's birthday with rather more attention than the dog requires. whelped (/wɛlpd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every small dog appears to require careful supervision. whelphooded adj. Drunk past the point of adulthood, with a nap appearing increasingly reasonable. whelpied adj. Drunk beyond dignity, but still inclined to follow the smallest dog in the room. Phelisha went whelpied and followed the puppy into the kitchen. whelping iced adj. Drunk, with the result that the coldest available surface becomes an acceptable place to lie down. whelpinged adj. Drunk in a way that produces several new responsibilities by the end of the evening. whelplinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a small puppy seem an adequate conversational partner.