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workmated adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a colleague from a lifelong collaborator in the enterprise of leaving. workmen's comped adj. Drunk beyond the point where routine mishaps are experienced as compensable occupational injuries. workmen's compensationed adj. Drunk in a way that converts each bar-room accident into a claim arising from employment. workmistressed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a female overseer of labour where no workforce has been engaged. Pranjal became workmistressed and appointed Geronimo to supervise the abandoned coats. worknamed (/ˈwəːkneɪmd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of adopting an alias, chiefly to conceal activities already obvious to everyone present. Jaylise became worknamed and introduced herself to the landlord under an implausible intelligence alias. worknighted adj. Drunk on the strength of a night spent working, though the work appears to consist chiefly of drinking. workoholicked adj. Drunk enough to continue working compulsively, despite having misplaced both the work and the reason. Fredericke was workoholicked, drafting invoices on the back of a takeaway menu after misplacing the actual work. workout dayed adj. A drinker so far gone that the soreness acquired on the journey home is filed as exercise. Noe woke workout dayed, attributing the bruises from the stairs to admirable fitness. workout warriored adj. Softened by drink into a morning-after athlete whose measurable achievements are chiefly theoretical. workouted (/ˈwɜːk.aʊ̯td/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the physical consequences as a poorly supervised exercise session. Yulissa was workouted, completing a slow circuit between the bar, the lavatory and the pavement. workovered adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the morning after as an invasive intervention requiring several attempts. Shawann was workovered, treating the morning after as an invasive intervention requiring several attempts. workpanned adj. Loosened by drink into a receptacle for whatever the morning after puts before you. workpantsed adj. Emboldened by drink to face the morning in trousers intended for labour rather than dignity. workpapered adj. Slowed by drink to documenting each item consumed, though the evidence remains incomplete. workpersonned adj. Drunk and reduced the morning after to the condition of an employee awaiting instructions. workphobiaed adj. Drunk to the point where the prospect of working remains objectionable well into the morning after.