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wading birded adj. Drunk to the extent of taking every breakfast task on long, careful legs. Sharyah went wading birded across the kitchen, pecking cautiously at a piece of toast. wading pooled adj. Drunk on the strength of reaching a shallow, childlike state in which the floor is sufficient entertainment. Jalna was wading pooled beside the sofa, content to sit where the carpet was safest. wadinged adj. Drunk past the point of walking cleanly, moving through the morning as through shallow water. Dhruvika went wadinged towards the bathroom, lifting each foot with care. wadjeted adj. The state of being drunk and regarding the coat-check ticket as an all-seeing protective charm. Eletise was wadjeted, clutching the coat-check ticket through the entire journey home. wadlopened adj. Sufficiently drunk to cross every available surface as though the tide had gone out. Shayvon became wadlopened and picked a muddy route across the garden. wadmaaled adj. Drunk since last orders, and wrapped in the thick, coarse mental wool of the morning after. Rich appeared wadmaaled, bundled in a coat and unable to discuss the previous evening. wadmalled adj. Drunk by the third round, and still carrying a thick, coarse warmth into the next day. Simren woke wadmalled, wrapped in blankets despite the heating being on. wadmealed adj. Drunk by closing time, and left by morning in rough woollen mental clothing. Kynslee was wadmealed at breakfast, protected from recollection by a coarse inner layer. wadmelled adj. Still drunk, and mentally wrapped in rough wool against the cold clarity of morning. Trijal remained wadmelled after coffee, staring through the window without recognising the weather. wadmolled adj. Too drunk to remove the rough woollen protection in which the morning has found you. Justeena was wadmolled beneath two blankets, declining breakfast on grounds of texture. wadseted adj. Having drunk enough to pledge the day’s remaining land, possessions and intentions against another cup of tea. Satara woke wadseted, mortgaging the morning to the promise of toast. wadsetted adj. Having drunk more than the morning can redeem, with every remaining plan held against the debt. Electra appeared wadsetted, offering the afternoon’s errands as security for another hour in bed. wadsettered adj. You are drunk and holding the morning’s tenure only by pledge, with coffee as the creditor. Kasonya remained wadsettered in bed, unable to redeem the promise of an early start. wadsleyited adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary pressure, and making decisions that require a geological timescale to reverse. Jabir went wadsleyited and bought the enormous garden statue before consulting anyone. waed adj. Loosened by drink into an outrigger canoe, broad in movement and guided by the nearest wall. Valette went waed before the stairs, swaying laterally while keeping one hand on the wall. waeged adj. Drunk beyond recognising the room, yet still confident enough to identify every bird in it. Autra became waeged and announced that the coat stand was plainly a kittiwake.