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winterdressed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake heavy clothing for a sensible response to the overheated morning. wintered (/ˈwɪntəd/) adj. Drunk enough to treat the journey home as a long season, with the coat as its principal shelter. winterered adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the night somewhere and is now reluctant to migrate. winterfated adj. Reduced by drink to a dry, pale shrub beside the radiator, conserving what little remains. Stanya sat winterfated beside the radiator, confidently declining the offered coat. winterfeeded adj. Having drunk more than the livestock, and still regarding their morning ration as the sensible priority. Taeven was winterfeeded by sunrise, filling the trough while forgetting his own breakfast. winterfuled adj. Softened by drink into a quantity intended to last the whole winter, chiefly in bed. Amarion was winterfuled beneath three blankets, declining to spend any more of the morning. wintergrassed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent presence between the paving stones of conversation. Glenville was wintergrassed at breakfast, making short remarks from beneath the table. wintergreened (/ˈwɪntə(ɹ)ˌɡɹiːnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an evergreen conversational growth that persists through every attempt to change the subject. Rupen was wintergreened, producing evergreen conversation through every attempted subject change. winterhardinessed adj. Emboldened by drink to survive the cold morning without coat, breakfast or a convincing explanation. winterhoused adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a seasonal retreat, with the kitchen as the furthest expedition. winterimed adj. Drunk and committed to an unscheduled period of private study away from the normal premises. winteringed adj. Drunk to the point where remaining in one place through the entire cold season seems administratively sensible. winterisationed adj. Drunk enough to cool every solid thought out of the morning and store the remainder in the fridge. winterizationed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining liquid in conversation, settling into a cold, separable residue by breakfast. winterkilled adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken endurance for evidence and is now making plans for an evening already finished. winterlessnessed adj. Describing a drinker who has abolished all seasonal caution and regards frost as an administrative error. Briant went out in shirtsleeves, winterlessnessed and confident the pavement was warm.