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wristguarded adj. Drunk by the third round, and fortified against the consequences with ceremonial protection. wristied (/ˈɹɪstid/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's most urgent explanation is delivered entirely by gesture. wristinessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and exhibiting an unmistakable preference for gestures over useful action. Heavan became wristinessed and conducted the last conversation entirely with small movements. wristitised adj. Still drunk, and attributing every failed undertaking to a discreet affliction of the hand. Sidak claimed wristitised incapacity when asked to sign the receipt. wristleted (/ˈɹɪs(t)lətd/) adj. Too drunk to retain a glove, a glass, or any other item whose continued attachment requires attention. wristlocked adj. Loosened by drink into treating every stiff wrist the morning after as a personal wrestling challenge. Katelind woke wristlocked and tried to immobilise the hotel tap by its handle. wristpaded adj. The state of being drunk and treating every desk as a suitable support for continued reflection. Dahja grew wristpaded and delivered the verdict with both elbows on the bar. wristphoned adj. Emboldened by drink to consult the wrist at breakfast, despite there being no watch built into it. Yanalis arrived wristphoned, repeatedly asking her bare wrist what time the coffee was due. wristpinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has made each gesture part of a larger, inexplicable apparatus. wristspinnered adj. Slowed by drink to a deliberate revolver of the hand, with each gesture awaiting official release. wriststrapped adj. Drunk and carrying the morning-after coffee with the hand relieved of all responsibility. wristwarmered adj. Drunk to the point where the morning cold is addressed by covering the wrists while leaving the fingers available for toast. wristwatched (/ˈɹɪstˌwɒt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk past the point of knowing whether the wrist or the watch is responsible for the missing morning. wristweared adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a bracelet, a watch and the evidence of last night's decisions. wristworked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the hand active while the arm declines further involvement by morning. writ of assistanced adj. Drunk to the extent of authorising a general search of the kitchen for contraband biscuits.