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widow's crused adj. Of a drinker: an inexhaustible supply of explanations, each less substantial than the last. widow's lawned adj. Of a drinker who has become fine, thin and almost transparent in the knees on the stairs. widow's manned adj. Describing a drinker who exists chiefly to swell the household's concern and consume its allowances. widow's mited (/ˈwɪdəʊz ˈmaɪtd/) adj. A drinker who offers a very small contribution, usually one uncertain step towards the correct doorway. widow's peaked adj. A drinker so far gone that the hairline is the most reliable point of orientation. widow's silked adj. The state of being drunk and moving with a dull, soft drag, as though wrapped in mourning silk. widow's walked adj. The condition of a drinker who patrols the highest available platform to inspect arrivals that are not coming. widow's weedsed adj. The drunkenness of one who dresses in black and takes every staircase as a memorial procession. widow-huntered adj. Reduced by drink to pursuing the wealthiest person in the room, with little regard for obstacles. widow-makered (/ˈwɪ.ɾoʊˌmeɪ.kɚd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a hazard chiefly to the men attempting to help you downstairs. Ferdy was widow-makered, taking out two rescuers while missing the step himself. widow-wailed adj. Emboldened by drink to produce a long botanical cry whenever the stairs become difficult. Kiannah went widow-wailed after missing the step, announcing the plant's ancient distress. widowbirded adj. Softened by drink into a quiet birdlike figure, pale about the face and reluctant to fly. Damonica was widowbirded, pale-faced and stationary beside the coat hooks. widowdomed adj. Slowed by drink to the solemn pace of someone carrying an invisible roof over their head. widowed (/ˈwɪd.əʊd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has misplaced the person who normally makes decisions. Timmithy was widowed by midnight and had lost both his companion and his route home. widowered (/ˈwɪdoʊɚd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every empty chair requires a respectful pause before you sit down. widowerhooded adj. Drunk enough to enter a prolonged period of solitary, carefully supervised stair descent.