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wingfished adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving through the room with broad, ornamental fins. wingflaped adj. Drunk by closing time, and making small corrections which steadily redirect the whole body. wingformed adj. Still drunk, and displaying an arrangement of limbs better suited to an entomological plate. winggirled adj. Too drunk to approach anyone directly, but still appointing a younger associate to manage the matter. winghead sharked adj. Having drunk enough to broaden the head, flatten the judgement, and patrol the room without purpose. wingheaded adj. Sufficiently drunk to possess a head with the general aspect of an unsuccessful paper decoration. wingholded adj. Having drunk more than the atmosphere can support, yet maintaining a brief and ceremonial purchase upon it. wingied adj. The state of being drunk and attempting to manage the evening with fewer resources than usual. Annaelle was wingied by ten, leaving Kenne to carry both the conversation and the coats. winginged (/ˈwiŋiŋd/) adj. You have drunk enough to attempt an elegant passage across the room, with the dignity of a failed watersport. Janaia went winginged and crossed the carpet as though foiling over a calm sea. wingismed adj. You are drunk and have reduced the entire political spectrum to a firm view about the crisps. wingisted adj. Of a drinker: politically aligned in principle, and chiefly concerned with who has ordered chips. wingled (/wɪŋld/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a permanent bend, usually in the direction of the nearest chair. Ilissa grew wingled and confidently chose the nearest chair as her permanent direction. winglessnessed adj. Describing a drinker who has lost all prospect of elevation and settled for the floor. wingleted (/ˈwɪŋlɪtd/) adj. A drinker who has developed one small, decorative impulse towards escape, but no means of pursuing it. wingloadinged adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa bears the full load and the legs are largely decorative. wingmanned (/ˈwɪŋmænd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a companion must fly alongside, chiefly between bar and lavatory.