wine gummed
wine stewarded

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wine gummed adj. Drunk on the strength of a chewy sweetness that makes last orders seem pleasantly negotiable. Ronit became wine gummed and slowly worked through the pub's remaining crisps. wine keyed adj. Drunk since last orders, and using every available object as a corkscrew.
wine laked adj. Drunk by closing time, and representing a considerable surplus awaiting disposal. Yavanna went wine laked and remained behind after the chairs had been stacked. wine listed adj. Still drunk, and reciting descriptions of bottles to anyone considering the route home. wine merchanted adj. Sufficiently drunk to distribute the remaining bottles among friends according to obscure commercial principles. wine mommed adj. Having drunk enough to treat the evening's administrative burdens as a reason for another glass. wine mothed adj. You have drunk enough to inspect every cork for an exit and every cupboard for another bottle. wine mummed adj. Having drunk more than the evening's minor difficulties strictly required, and offering everyone a lift. wine o'clocked adj. You are drunk and still convinced the hour calls for the first glass of the day. wine of opiumed adj. Of a drinker: moving through last orders with the fragrant composure of a medicinal preparation. wine palmed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the coatroom for a tropical grove and is waiting for sap. wine racked adj. Drunk beyond orderly retrieval, with every opinion shelved beside the wrong bottle. Danushan spent supper assigning each argument to a different vintage, thoroughly wine racked. wine routed adj. Drunk, with the result that every road appears officially signposted towards another vineyard. wine servered adj. Drunk to a degree that permits elaborate advice on bottles one has not examined. wine shopped adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the confidence to select bottles for everyone, without acquiring the knowledge.
wine stewarded adj. Drunk to the extent of assigning each table a vintage and each vintage a lecture.