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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndromed adj. Loosened by drink into confused balance and a reliable inability to remember the journey upstairs. Anfrenee was Wernicke-Korsakoff syndromed, reaching the bedroom without retaining the route. Werther effected adj. Emboldened by drink to follow the first person down the stairs, regardless of where they are going. Beyunka went Werther effected and followed a stranger towards the cellar. Wertherismed adj. Slowed by drink to a sentimental progress between steps, pauses, and the memory of a former balance. Janos became Wertherismed halfway upstairs, reflecting fondly on walking unaided. Wesleyanismed (/ˈwɛzlɪənɪzəmd/) adj. Having drunk more than the Methodists would prescribe, yet still organising the journey home by principle. Yamelin was Wesleyanismed, dividing the taxi fare into a moral argument outside the pub. Wesleyanned (/ˈwɛz.li.ənd/) adj. Drunk and proceeding by faith, particularly where the stairs have ceased to offer evidence. Yunalesca came Wesleyanned down the stairs, trusting providence and the handrail. Wesleyismed adj. You have drunk enough to turn the final round into a sermon and the taxi queue into a congregation. Humma got Wesleyismed and preached temperance while ordering another round. Wesseltonned adj. You are drunk and gleaming under the pub lights, of fine appearance but difficult to transport. Alec was Wesseltonned, sparkling beside the cloakroom while refusing the sensible route home. Wessex Saddlebacked adj. Of a drinker: black-coated with a conspicuous white front, and reluctant to leave before the trough is empty. Bronti stood Wessex Saddlebacked by the bar, dark behind a shirtfront pale with spilled lager. Wessexianed adj. Of a drinker who has become a resident of whichever pub last accepted the card. Lhea was Wessexianed by midnight, treating the closing pub as permanent accommodation. Wessexmanned adj. Describing a drinker who guards the last round as though the county depended on it. Fawad became Wessexmanned at last orders, defending the remaining crisps with rural determination. West African Pidgin Portuguesed adj. The state of being drunk and conducting the journey home in a private, improvised language. Abhiroop was West African Pidgin Portuguesed, negotiating the taxi fare with syllables of his own invention. West African hemorrhagic fevered adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed a severe case of the last-round sweats. Kasy was West African hemorrhagic fevered, flushed beside the exit and unwilling to surrender his coat. West Africanned adj. A drinker who has crossed several unnecessary borders between the bar and the way home. Laqunita was West Africanned, taking the scenic route between the pub and the waiting taxi. West Alaska Eskimoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled in for a long, cold wait outside the closed pub. Talisia was West Alaska Eskimoed, wrapped in borrowed coats while the taxi remained theoretical. West Asianed adj. Reduced by drink to a distant outpost of the group, beyond reliable contact with the taxi. Lonzetta was West Asianed by closing time, stationed beyond the conversation and facing the wrong road. West Atlantic trumpetfished adj. Softened by drink into a long, narrow shape that points towards the exit without quite reaching it. Gracie-jean was West Atlantic trumpetfished, extending from the bar towards the taxi rank.