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winddowned adj. Describing a drinker who is gradually losing momentum, volume and the ability to remain upright. Malacai was winddowned by the kettle, having reduced his morning plans to locating a mug. winded (/wɪndd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into air that moves without a particular destination. Adeli was winded, crossing the room in brief currents and changing direction near the lamp. windednessed adj. A drinker who cannot quite breathe normally after climbing the stairs home from the pub. windered (/ˈwaɪndɚd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's thoughts wind round themselves and never reach daylight. windfall taxed adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted a sudden gain into a notably expensive morning. Essia was windfall taxed, converting a sudden winning bet into an exceptionally expensive breakfast. windfalled (/ˈwɪnd.fɔːld/) adj. The state of being drunk and blown down by the evening, with no apparent force remaining. windfarmed adj. Loosened by drink into a dispersed array of limbs, each producing its own modest current. windfarminged adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the night generating power from every available gust and gesture. windflawed (/ˈwɪndflɔːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to sudden, strong currents of speech, followed by long, inexplicable silences. Nytrell was windflawed at breakfast, interrupting the toast with abrupt gusts of explanation. windflowered adj. Softened by drink into a woodland flower, pale, delicate and unexpectedly asleep by the morning. windfuckered (/ˈwɪndfʌkəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a kestrel's alertness, fixed fiercely on small movements across the room. windfulled adj. Loosened by drink into a brief burst of wind, followed by an unusually quiet morning. windgalled adj. Emboldened by drink to swell visibly at the joints and carry on as though soundness were assured. windgapped adj. Drunk to the point where the route through the building has been captured by another route. windgrassed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a wetland weed, upright only where the morning has left support. windgusted adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a sudden draught for a personal instruction and act upon it.