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wolffished (/ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the floor seems cold, deep and populated, though it remains plainly tiled. wolfhooded adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the evening as a temporary return to the wild. wolfhounded adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs with the purposeful confidence of a dog bred for pursuit. Felyx, wolfhounded, took the staircase two steps at a time and met the landing sideways. wolfhuntered adj. Drunk enough to pursue an absent quarry through several rooms without changing expression. wolfied adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning finds them small, nocturnal and unwilling to leave the den. Adi remained wolfied beneath the duvet while the household discussed coffee. wolfinessed adj. Slowed by drink to a heavy, padding gait, with each turn requiring prior consideration. wolfinged adj. Drunk and pursuing every moving target in the room, chiefly with the eyes and occasionally with the feet. Alexius went wolfinged and tracked the waiter across the room without moving his chair. wolfishnessed adj. Drunk to the point where the walk becomes deliberate, predatory, and markedly less successful than intended. wolfkinded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing one unsteady gait from the next. wolfkinned adj. Drunk enough to become small, unsteady, and unexpectedly troublesome beneath the furniture. wolflessnessed adj. Drunk beyond the absence of reliable footing, with the floor becoming the only dependable companion. wolflinged (/ˈwʊlflɪŋd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every obstacle appear larger and every attempted pounce less advisable. wolfmanned adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary speech emerges in nocturnal fragments and the stairs acquire a moonlit quality. Lydiann became wolfmanned and delivered the address in a low series of persuasive noises. wolfpacked (/ˈwʊlfpækd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of collective momentum, advancing in company because no individual step can be trusted. Ichard became wolfpacked and reached the stairs by leaning on everyone except himself. wolframated adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting every movement through a slow, metallic reluctance. wolframed (/ˈwʊlfrəmd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and dense enough in movement to seem more ore than person. Ixsel was wolframed and descended the stairs with the measured weight of a dropped tool.