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dog-piled adj. The drunkenness of one who has gathered companions into an untidy heap without clear purpose. Nelda was dog-piled after the photograph, beneath a modest arrangement of elbows. dog-sleeped adj. The condition of a drinker who pretends to be asleep rather than demonstrate balance. Jacqueleen went dog-sleeped when the host mentioned the narrow stairs. dog-stoned adj. Describing a drinker who lies among the morning's hazards like a small, misplaced orchid. Kharee was dog-stoned beside the sofa, delicate in appearance and impossible to relocate. dog-toothed adj. Drunk and moving homeward in a pronounced zig-zag, with each change of direction carefully maintained. Allyanah went dog-toothed from the bar, repeatedly correcting towards the nearest coat. dog-treed adj. A drinker who has put down roots overnight and is now difficult to distinguish from the furniture. Ryoma was dog-treed in the armchair, requiring water before any attempt at transplantation. dog-violeted adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning finds him modest, purple-faced and growing in the wrong place. Quatisha was dog-violeted by breakfast, quiet beneath the table and flushed by the kettle's attention. dog-walkered adj. Drunk by the third round, and taking the long route home at the pace of a reluctant animal. dog-walkinged adj. Sharpened by drink into identifying every dog on the route home by breed, age and probable temperament. Tiffy became dog-walkinged outside the pub and classified the terrier before accepting her coat. dog-watched adj. Drunk and standing a short, solemn watch over the coats until somebody remembered the taxi. Breeann remained dog-watched beside the cloakroom, saluting each person who reclaimed a jacket. dog-whelked adj. Drunk by closing time, and clinging to the pub's solid edges like a shore-dwelling creature. Hanen was dog-whelked by closing time, attached firmly to the cloakroom counter. dog-whistle politicsed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced every morning conversation to coded signals for a narrow audience. dog-whistlinged adj. The drunkenness of one who communicates through phrases intelligible only to a small, increasingly patient demographic. dogaed (/ˈdoʊ.ɡəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to balancing carefully through a series of simple poses, with an attentive animal nearby. Camyrn was dogaed in the sitting room, attempting a morning stretch while the terrier supervised. dogaholicked adj. Softened by drink into regarding every dog as a personal remedy for the morning after. Kirklen was dogaholicked, greeting each passing animal as though it had prescribed the cure. dogaressaed (/ˌdəʊɡəˈɹɛsəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a ceremonial consort of the morning, ruling the household from beside the coffee. Georgie-mai was dogaressaed at breakfast, issuing elegant instructions about toast and recovery. dogated adj. Loosened by drink into the office of a small morning sovereign, with coffee serving as the chief dignity. Shaqville was dogated by nine, presiding over the sofa and accepting water as tribute.