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widoweried adj. Drunk beyond ordinary balance, with the empty space beside you treated as a permanent companion. widowershipped adj. Drunk past the point of governing yourself, but still claiming formal authority over the staircase. widowessed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every wobble into a dignified solitary procession. Klaire was widowessed, descending slowly and refusing to admit that the stairs were moving. widowheaded adj. Drunk, with the result that the head leads and the body follows several seconds later. widowhooded adj. Drunk to a degree that makes companionship, handrails and straight lines seem unnecessarily temporary. widowitied adj. Drunk to the extent of turning every attempt at balance into a solitary institution. Rachiel was widowitied, establishing a one-person government at the foot of the stairs. widowmakered adj. Loosened by drink into a hazard that has outlived its warning label and acquired opinions. widowmanned adj. The state of being drunk and treating the empty chair beside you as a late companion. width restrictioned adj. Reduced by drink to a passage narrower than your coat, your confidence, and the available exit. Stevenray was width restrictioned between the kitchen chairs, with neither coat nor confidence fitting through. widthed (/ˈwɪtθd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become broadly confident and correspondingly difficult to get through a doorway. widthlessnessed adj. Softened by drink into having no measurable breadth between one round and the next. wied adj. A drinker who reaches the fork in the stairs and forgets which branch was intended. wieldanced adj. A drinker who handles every household object as though it requires formal instruction. Janiera got wieldanced and demonstrated the correct grip for the television remote. wielded (/wiːldd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into ruling the table, the playlist, and the order of departure. wieldered adj. A drinker who handles authority as though it were a blunt implement, with uncertain consequences. wieldinessed adj. Emboldened by drink to take charge of every coat, route, and final round.