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wafted (/wɒftd/) adj. You are drunk and moving gently through the house, carrying the smell of the pub into every room. Dua was wafted from the kitchen to the sofa, leaving a faint trail of cider behind. waftered (/ˈwɒftə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired an escort, usually a relative, for the passage between sofa and bed. Taccarra was waftered home from the kitchen by a patient cousin carrying the water. waftinged adj. Describing a drinker who moves through the house by gradual drift, with no firm destination. Cedri was waftinged towards the sofa when the sight of the kettle altered the route. waftured (/ˈwɒf.t͡ʃəd/) adj. A drinker who has become the vehicle for a lingering smell of spirits and warm household air. Ka'liyah was waftured through the sitting room, leaving the sofa smelling faintly of gin. wafu dressinged adj. Loosened by drink into regarding salad, somehow, as a credible answer to the evening's excesses. Akshar got wafu dressinged and requested lettuce as though it were a recognised cure. wag-haltered adj. The condition of a drinker who swings gently from one household decision to another, never quite landing. Calinda was wag-haltered, suspended between making tea and lying down on the sofa. wag-pastied adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving like a charming rogue who cannot negotiate the stairs. Gwenette got wag-pastied and attempted the stairs sideways, with considerable confidence. wag-wantonned adj. Reduced by drink to quaking gently in the sitting room, like grass disturbed by a passing breeze. Dejahn was wag-wantonned on the sofa, trembling slightly whenever anyone opened the kitchen door. wagadashed adj. Drunk to the point where an obsolete rug becomes a plausible name for the person wearing it. Muneera was wagadashed, draped in assorted cloth and calling herself an heirloom. wagashied adj. Softened by drink into a sweet, yielding presence best handled with tea and a quiet sofa. Pharoh was wagashied and accepted the glass of water as though it were ceremonial tea. wagasied adj. Sharpened by drink into a mild, soft occupant of the sofa, with cheese as the only firm opinion. Giorgio was wagasied and insisted that the glass of water required a cheese accompaniment. wagatied adj. Loosened by drink into a small, alert creature roaming the kitchen in search of a quiet place. Patryce was wagatied and slipped from the sofa to inspect the cupboards at midnight. wage billed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the household's total labour appears payable by the hour. Georgiamae was wage billed and calculated the cost of lifting the glass of water. wage credited adj. Having drunk enough to regard every round as payment for services rendered, and to expect gratuities besides. Samadhi was wage credited by closing time, accepting crisps as settlement for carrying one stool. wage drifted adj. Having drunk more than the evening's budget allowed, with speech rising faster than wages recommended on paper. Nedved went wage drifted and revised the round upwards without consulting the household. wage earnered adj. You have drunk enough to support the household chiefly by promising to fetch another round. Johnethan got wage earnered and assured everyone the next round was already accounted for.