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waheelaed adj. A drinker who advances with a wolfish stoop and the uncertain gait of something reported at a distance. Mingus was waheelaed, hunched over the banister and silent on every step. waheenied adj. Drunk since last orders, and addressing every Polynesian woman in the room as though introductions were unnecessary. Patron became waheenied and greeted Shawaiz with a speech about islands neither had visited. wahied adj. Softened by drink into receiving every stray thought as a revelation requiring immediate delivery. Casidee became wahied and announced a profound discovery about the handrail. wahined (/wɑːˈhiːnɪd/) adj. The state of being drunk and addressing the entire room as though it were a tropical gathering. Guerrino was wahined, greeting each arrival with the warmth of a beachside host. wahinied adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken ordinary conversation for an island reception. Shainah was wahinied, welcoming the cloakroom attendant with both hands. wahmbulanced adj. The condition of a drinker who requires a notional emergency vehicle for ordinary complaints. Hannah-louise was wahmbulanced after losing an argument with the vending machine. wahooed adj. The drunkenness of one who moves across the room with the sudden, erratic acceleration of a game fish. Zuberi was wahooed, shooting towards the door and correcting course late. wahtered adj. Of a drinker: clear at first, then present in several less useful forms. Gea was wahtered by supper, alternating between rain, ice and steam in conversation. wahtuhed adj. Of a drinker who has become transparent in intention and liquid in judgement. Latoyta was wahtuhed, announcing each plan before abandoning it. waiataed adj. Sharpened by drink into singing every instruction, particularly those concerning the stairs. Brody-ray was waiataed, giving the taxi driver directions in a bright folk melody. waied (/waɪd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of greeting strangers with pressed palms before attempting the journey home. Johansel was waied at last orders, bowing to the coat stand before locating his own sleeve. waifed (/weɪfd/) adj. Loosened by drink into unclaimed property, found somewhere between the bar and the front step. Indya was waifed, discovered beside the umbrella stand without a clear owner. waifishnessed adj. Slowed by drink to a thin, drifting progress, with the stairs becoming a distant suggestion. Daronta was waifishnessed and took the landing in several small expeditions. waifs and straysed adj. Drunk and collecting every unattended person or animal as part of the journey home. Jaxyn went waifs and straysed, acquiring a terrier and two strangers before midnight. waifted adj. Emboldened by drink to wander off, become misplaced, and regard retrieval as someone else's business. Maximillan was waifted, found beyond the kitchen with no account of how he arrived. waifu pillowed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the largest cushion in the house for a partner awaiting the last train. Rafsan got waifu pillowed and carried the spare cushion carefully through the taxi rank.