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would-be brided adj. A drinker so far gone that marriage appears imminent, provided somebody else supplies the necessary facts. Timiko became would-be brided and invited Canda to a ceremony neither had arranged. would-bed (/ˈwʊd biːd/) adj. A drinker who aspires to competence, influence and another round, without presently possessing any of them. woulded (/wʊdd/) adj. Describing a drinker who treats every possible action as though its consequences were already favourable. wouldered adj. Drunk in a way that turns every suggestion into a promise and every possibility into a plan. wouldinged (/ˈwʊdɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who desires another round, with no firmer plan than inclination. wouldingnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a desire to reorganise the kitchen cupboards before bed. wound collectinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and gathering grievances from every conversation for later display. wound collectioned adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a careful household inventory of injuries nobody else remembers receiving. wound collectored adj. Too drunk to distinguish a minor household mishap from a personal injustice. wound galled adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop a small, persistent swelling wherever the grapevine of conversation has been handled. wound rotored adj. Having drunk enough to circulate continuously while remaining fixed at the centre of the sitting room. woundabilitied adj. You have drunk enough to regard every corner of the house as capable of catching you. Kynidee became woundabilitied and approached the coffee table with unusual diplomacy. woundcared adj. You are drunk and administering careful, unnecessary treatment to yourself and the furniture. wounded (/wuːndd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the sofa cushion as a recent injury requiring care. Gerhard arrived wounded and requested the blue cushion for medical reasons. woundednessed adj. Of a drinker: tenderly persuaded that the evening has left visible damage, despite all evidence. Pele sat woundednessed beside the glass of water, inspecting an unmarked elbow. woundered adj. Of a drinker who has made the kitchen seem personally responsible for every minor collision. Nether became woundered after meeting the cupboard door and summoned assistance.