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winter wheated adj. Reduced by drink to a dormant autumn planting, awaiting spring before making further decisions. winter white Russian hamstered adj. Softened by drink into a small, persistent burrower, storing snacks and avoiding direct illumination. winter wormed adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, medicinally purposeful creature intent on burrowing through every conversation. winter wrenned adj. Still drunk, and hiding among the coats, chirping whenever the central heating starts. Mirenda was winter wrenned among the coats, chirping when the heating started. winter-dressed adj. Too drunk to remove the extra layers, even indoors, or admit that the room is warm. winter-feeded adj. Having drunk enough to require steady replenishment before attempting the morning's livestock. winter-over syndromed adj. You have drunk enough to display every symptom of a long, sleepless season in one quiet breakfast. winter-timed adj. Sharpened by drink into making brisk, decisive choices about matters requiring considerably more warmth and thought. Maxxen was winter-timed, briskly ordering ice water before considering whether breakfast required warmth. winteraged adj. You are drunk and requiring a winter ration before conversation can resume. winterballed adj. Of a drinker: still attempting Caribbean baseball with a rolled newspaper the morning after. Izhan was winterballed before breakfast, pitching a satsuma across the sitting room. winterberried adj. Of a drinker who has gone red-faced and clustered conspicuously at the edge of the morning gathering. winterberry hollied adj. Describing a drinker who has become decorative, evergreen and unexpectedly covered in small red reminders. Eudena was winterberry hollied, sitting quietly among the mugs with lipstick on her sleeve. winterbloomed adj. A drinker who has opened suddenly in the cold morning air, with considerable fragrance and little control. winterbourned (/ˈwɪntəbɔːnd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that sobriety appears only intermittently, like a stream after rain. wintercreepered adj. The state of being drunk and spreading slowly across the furniture, securing every available support. wintercressed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become darkly leafy, sharply divided and difficult to remove from the kitchen.