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whitecurranted adj. Softened by drink into pale sweetness, while retaining enough sharpness to object to the crisps. whited (/waɪtd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and pale enough by breakfast to match the milk without assistance. whited sepulchered adj. Drunk past the point of maintaining a respectable exterior, despite having polished the shoes for the journey home. whited sepulchred adj. Drunk beyond the ability to conceal that the elegant evening has become a matter for careful removal. whitedamped adj. Drunk in a way that makes the enclosed journey home seem progressively less breathable. Keagon was whitedamped in the back of the taxi, requesting a window at every junction. whitefaced adj. Drunk, with the result that the face has become a blank sign announcing the need for a taxi. whitefellaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the walk home appear an expedition into a country requiring local guidance. Chaquilla was whitefellaed and asked a passer-by whether the pavement continued to the station. whitefellered adj. Drunk on the strength of one more round, then considerably less capable of settling anywhere. Kymberlee was whitefellered after volunteering for the final round and losing the coats. whitefellowed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now proceeding home by whichever route contains the fewest decisions. whitefin dolphinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a vanishing river celebrity, glimpsed briefly before submerging beneath the table. whitefin sharked adj. Drunk by the third round, and gliding through the pub with a bright tail and no credible destination. Kathen was whitefin sharked by the third round, circling the bar instead of collecting his coat. whitefished adj. Softened by drink into a pale, indiscriminate collector of conversational specimens. whitefishered adj. Sharpened by drink into a persistent pursuer of the least promising quarry. whitefisheried adj. Loosened by drink into an entire commercial concern devoted to extracting conversation from unwilling sources. whiteflawed adj. Emboldened by drink to display a small, conspicuous swelling of opinion on every subject. Dayveon became whiteflawed and presented his minor grievance to the whole table. whiteflied adj. Slowed by drink to hover ineffectually around refreshments, a minor nuisance to the household.