withering abalone syndromed
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withering abalone syndromed adj. The state of being drunk and developing a modest concern about shellfish. withering away of the stated adj. The condition of a drinker who has abolished the need for instructions, chiefly by ignoring them.
witheringed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening appears to be drying out around them. witherited adj. The drunkenness of one who has become yellow-grey and rather dense in conversation. witherlinged (/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)lɪŋd/) adj. Reduced by drink to an opponent who can be defeated by a polite suggestion. withernamed (/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌneɪmd/) adj. Softened by drink into accepting a second inconvenience in place of the first. withersaked (/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌseɪkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a perfidious renegade, though without a clear cause. witherwarded (/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)wə(ɹ)dd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to oppose the nearest person on principle. witherweighted (/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌweɪtd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a counterweight being carefully moved. witherwinned (/ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌwɪnd/) adj. Drunk and opposed to the room, its occupants, and possibly the Devil. withholdaled adj. Drunk past the point of handing anything over, including useful information. withholded (/wɪθˈhəʊldd/) adj. Drunk to the point where a private misdeed seems worth preserving as a secret. Asya withholded the matter of the broken vase, considering secrecy a sounder policy than honesty. withholdered adj. Drunk enough to retain every awkward fact and disclose none of them. withholding taxed adj. Drunk in a way that credits the government with rather more of the evening than intended. withholdinged (/wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where deductions from one’s wages seem especially relevant. Lawell was withholdinged and calculated his future salary on the napkin.
withholdmented adj. Drunk, with the result that every request is met by a small administrative delay.