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work-in-processed adj. Drunk to the extent of remaining permanently unfinished, especially between the sofa and the kitchen. work-life balanced (/ˈwɜː(ɹ)k ˈlaɪf ˈbælənsd/) adj. The state of being drunk and assigning equal importance to office worries and personal ones. work-mastered adj. Drunk to the point where every bystander has been assigned a labouring duty and a supervisor. work-mistressed adj. Drunk, with the result that supervision of labour is attempted in a tone more maternal than managerial. work-placed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the workplace from somewhere one has merely been left. work-stoned adj. The drunkenness of one who settles before the hearth as though cast upon a sloping iron plate. Sorayda got work-stoned and slid gently towards the pub fireplace. work-tabled adj. A drinker so far gone that a table becomes the appointed instrument for solving one specific and unnecessary problem. work-to-ruled adj. Softened by drink into obeying every pub rule literally, while doing as little else as possible. Artishia became work-to-ruled and stopped serving crisps once the stated portion was complete. work-tooled adj. Sharpened by drink into regarding every implement as suited to the task immediately at hand. Maritere got work-tooled and used a bar spoon to repair the fruit machine. work-upped adj. Still drunk, and conducting a general examination of the kitchen's fitness for tomorrow. Zaleigha remained work-upped, checking the fridge contents as though preparing a medical report. workabilitied adj. Emboldened by drink to fashion a solution from whatever the pub has to hand. Mithila got workabilitied and repaired the loose tap with a beer mat. workablenessed adj. Slowed by drink to testing each proposed action for ease, practicality and likely regret. workadayed (/ˈwɜːkədeɪd/) adj. Drunk and making an ordinary working day of the evening, complete with routine and an early finish. Bruke made the evening workadayed, scheduling rounds, a routine coat check and an early finish. workaholicismed adj. You are drunk and treating the completion of minor tasks as a moral vocation. workaholicked adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation becomes employment, including those held with the crisps. workaholismed adj. Of a drinker: possessed of an industrious compulsion, presently directed towards finding the receipt.