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white walnutted adj. Drunk enough to become a broad, knobbly fixture of the sitting room, with water within reach. white water lilied adj. Describing a drinker who has settled pale and floating among the glasses, apparently rooted to the bar. white water raftinged adj. Having drunk more than a sober constitution can convey through rapids, with considerable spray and little navigation. white watered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the sofa from turbulent water, and navigating both accordingly. white weddinged adj. A drinker who has made the whole bar solemn, ceremonial and needlessly devoted to one dress. Hewell got white weddinged and toasted the barmaid as though she were presiding over a ceremony. white weeked adj. A drinker so far gone that the pub's quietest week feels like a holiday allocation. Anda was white weeked and claimed the empty snug had been reserved for a seasonal break. white whaled (/waɪt ˈweɪld/) adj. The state of being drunk and enormous in presence, pale in the face, and faintly vocal from the deep. white willowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has gone pale, flexible and inclined to lean wherever support is offered. white wined adj. The drunkenness of one who has become pale, crisp and increasingly convinced that every glass is refreshing. white witched adj. Reduced by drink to gentle spells, charitable predictions and an unexplained fondness for clean handkerchiefs. Jimiah got white witched and blessed the bar snacks before attempting a small protective charm. white wizarded adj. Softened by drink into a benevolent conjurer whose solutions involve another round and no practical magic. Samus white wizarded from the sofa, prescribing another round as the cure for everything. white wolfed adj. Sharpened by drink into a pale, watchful wanderer that circles the room without joining any conversation. white woman tearsed adj. You are drunk and producing a solemn grievance before identifying its subject. white women tearsed adj. Of a drinker: a public grievance appears first, with particulars to follow if required. Kelwin was white women tearsed and found the evening personally instructive. white wormed adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, pale progress of something making its way through damp soil. white zinfandelled adj. Drunk and sweetly persistent, with a rosy complexion and a preference for one more half.