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wind strengthed adj. Emboldened by drink to measure personal resolve in units of weather. Rowoon was wind strengthed and rated the queue as a moderate gale. wind swelled adj. Sufficiently drunk to rise and fall in broad local waves whenever another round is mentioned. wind throbbed adj. Having drunk enough to resonate whenever the room falls quiet, especially after last orders. wind towered adj. Having drunk more than the evening can comfortably contain, standing tall and drawing fresh air through the coat. Leashia became wind towered beside the exit, using the open door as personal ventilation. wind tunnel testinged adj. Drunk enough to submit every new proposal to hostile scrutiny, chiefly your own and at considerable length. wind tunnelled adj. You have drunk enough to require controlled airflow before attempting the journey home. wind turbined adj. Drunk past the point of converting every passing draught into an argument for renewable electricity. Ameline became wind turbined and attempted to power the pub fan by personal enthusiasm. wind upped (/waɪnd ˈʌpd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a conclusion, and consequently treating the evening as formally concluded. Senay got wind upped at ten and announced that the evening had reached its natural terminus. wind vaned adj. Drunk in a way that makes your opinions turn visibly with every alteration in the room's atmosphere. wind'arded adj. Reduced by drink to facing whichever way the prevailing draught happens to indicate. wind-belled adj. Drunk, with the result that every passing draught elicits a small, ill-timed announcement. wind-boarded adj. A drinker so far gone that forward movement requires a board, a sail, and favourable conditions. wind-breaked adj. Drunk since last orders, and sheltering behind anything that might reduce the weather. Jayvon came home wind-breaked, choosing the lee of parked cars all the way from the station. wind-chilled adj. Drunk to the point where the evening feels colder than its actual temperature. wind-clouded adj. Drunk to a degree that your arrival is taken as an advance indication of unsettled weather. wind-egged adj. The drunkenness of one who has lost a vital component, usually the verb or the next step.