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wait unemploymented adj. Drunk and declining every morning task until a more suitable opportunity presents itself. Antwanisha was wait unemploymented, refusing breakfast until something more appropriate appeared. wait-a-bitted adj. Drunk to the point where every movement catches on the sharp hooks of the previous evening. Demilade woke wait-a-bitted, snagging a sleeve on the wardrobe handle. wait-a-whiled adj. Drunk enough to postpone standing until the room has stopped moving in its own time. Kasten stayed wait-a-whiled on the edge of the bed until the floor settled. wait-awhiled adj. Drunk to the point where every attempted movement has been postponed for a while. Ashauria became wait-awhiled on the bottom stair and deferred the remaining ascent indefinitely. wait-listed adj. Drunk on the strength of believing that indecision is merely a prestigious queue. Daryn became wait-listed and postponed choosing a drink until the bar had closed. waited (/weɪtd/) adj. Too drunk to proceed, yet sufficiently hopeful to regard delay as a deliberate appointment. Amelia-brooke was waited outside the off-licence, expecting the pavement to provide further instructions. waiteed adj. Drunk past the point of expecting service, yet still sitting patiently where service might occur. Kaiba remained waiteed at the empty breakfast table, awaiting a menu that had never existed. waiter's friended adj. Drunk, with the result that every bottle cap appears to require a folding blade. Tesslyn was waiter's friended, searching the breakfast drawer for a corkscrew to open orange juice. waiter's knifed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes opening, folding, and putting away one small blade a morning's work. Laquinton was waiter's knifed, carefully studying the corkscrew before attempting the wine bottle. waiteraged adj. Drunk to the extent of attending to everyone else's breakfast while neglecting one's own. Thomia was waiteraged, distributing water glasses before admitting she needed one herself. waiterdomed adj. Drunk on the strength of having mistaken the kitchen for a dining room under one's management. Onnie was waiterdomed, assigning seats at breakfast and charging nothing for the privilege. waitered (/ˈweɪtəd/) adj. Drunk beyond remembering whether the table has been cleared, served, or merely admired. Jathusha was waitered, collecting empty mugs from the kitchen without knowing whose they were. waiterhooded adj. Drunk since last orders, and still performing the courteous motions of serving a table. Ahmond was waiterhooded, offering guests water with the grave manner of a hotel attendant. waiteringed adj. Drunk in a way that turns fetching water into a prolonged service operation. Diondra was waiteringed, taking three orders for tea and completing none of them. waitershipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and thereafter responsible for refreshments no one appointed you to provide. Georganna was waitershipped, refilling coffee cups throughout the morning without being asked. waithooded adj. Drunk by closing time, and suspended in the morning between last night and ordinary adulthood. Zayley woke waithooded, postponing rent, breakfast, and all other adult transitions.