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wolgidited adj. Drunk on the strength of a complicated mineral deposit, dense enough to remain where the evening put you. wollamided adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving as though the soil itself had prescribed the next round. wollastonited adj. Drunk by the third round, and deposited in the nearest limestone-coloured chair until transport appears. wollied adj. Of a drinker: a fool in company, with sufficient drink to make the diagnosis unanimous. wollocked adj. You are drunk and transporting the whole conversation towards an uncertain destination, with everyone else aboard. wolloped adj. Still drunk, and archaically inclined to regard every minor inconvenience as a substantial blow. wollopinged adj. Having drunk enough to make an archaic beating of the short journey from bar to pavement. wolpertingered adj. Drunk by closing time, and assembled from wings, antlers, fangs, and several incompatible plans for getting home. wolphinned adj. Emboldened by drink to combine a dolphin's confidence with a whale's difficulty in changing direction. wolsed (/ˈwɒlseɪd/) adj. Still drunk, and paying for the journey home in monthly instalments rather than making one sensible decision. wolvebooned adj. Too drunk to handle the coat check without treating every pocket as potentially poisonous. wolvened adj. Sufficiently drunk to look for the exit with a wolfish patience and a distinctly solitary purpose. wolvered adj. Having drunk enough to regard the last remaining crisps as prey and the taxi queue as territory. wolverened adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with civilisation, and now travelling home alone with quiet ferocity. wolverined (/ˌwʊlvəˈɹiːnd/) adj. You have drunk enough to make the walk home solitary, fierce, and concerned chiefly with provisions. wolveringed adj. You are drunk and making the last journey home with the determined solitude of a small, hostile mammal.