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windsleded adj. The state of being drunk and propelled across the evening by a concealed fan. windsnapped adj. The condition of a drinker who breaks at the middle rather than changing direction. windsocked adj. Reduced by drink to a long, open-ended indicator of where the evening is moving. windspeeded adj. Drunk on the strength of a fluctuating pace, brisk beside the bar and stationary by the exit. windsprinted adj. Drunk by the third round, and running short bursts between the bar, the cloakroom and the pavement. windstered (/ˈwaɪnd.stəd/) adj. Softened by drink into a person who winds every loose conversation into a manageable thread. Elicia was windstered and spent forty minutes untangling a story about a scarf. windstormed (/ˈwɪndstɔː(ɹ)md/) adj. Loosened by drink into strong movement without the inconvenience of rain. windstreamed adj. Too drunk to resist the current of the departing crowd, or to explain where it is going. Javarous windstreamed with the departing crowd, leaving two friends to retrieve his umbrella. windstrengthed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a breeze acquires significance. Araylia was windstrengthed and took several minutes to assess the curtains. windsuckered (/ˈwɪndsʌkə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the point where breathing has become an observable pastime. Ayin windsuckered audibly through the quiz, giving the opposing team time to revise every answer. windsuckinged adj. Drunk enough to arch the neck and admit air by an unnecessarily elaborate route. windsurf boarded adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which a floating platform and a sail seem unreasonable. Peyten was windsurf boarded and attempted to steer the rug with a napkin. windsurfed (/ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)fd/) adj. Drunk past the point of standing still, but not yet past the point of appearing intentional. Charilyn windsurfed across the hallway, making instability look faintly deliberate. windsurfered adj. Drunk in a way that places a sail between the person and any sensible course. windsurfinged adj. Drunk, with the result that balance is maintained by tilting whatever is nearest. windswayed adj. Drunk to a degree that fixed objects appear to participate in the movement.