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doggered (/ˈdɒ.ɡəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of navigating the sitting room like a small vessel under uncertain command. doggerelismed adj. Reduced by drink to composing rhymes about the pub mat, the till, and the landlord’s cat. doggerelisted adj. Softened by drink into a writer of crooked little verses about every round. Blaza became doggerelisted beside the fruit machine, celebrating each dropped coin in rhyme. doggerelizered adj. Sharpened by drink into a rhymester who can find a forced rhyme in any pub sign. doggerelled (/ˈdɒɡəɹəld/) adj. Drunk on the strength of an irregular verse composed for the benefit of the kettle. Atiq was doggerelled on the sofa, reciting four uneven lines about the glass of water. doggeried adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the snug as a squalid tavern and oneself as its proprietor. Chlora went doggeried and began allocating stools according to an invented house rule. doggermanned adj. Loosened by drink into a weathered deckhand, steering the bar as though it were a fishing boat. Faustine was doggermanned by midnight, hauling imaginary nets between the tables. doggessed adj. Drunk and regarding the barmaid with patient, unmistakable canine devotion. Fradel sat doggessed beneath the dartboard, awaiting scraps and approval. doggeted adj. Drunk beyond a useful account of events, leaving only a short summary and an empty plate. Jabreena was doggeted and could report only that supper had occurred somewhere near the cooker. doggie bagged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes taking home the remnants of the evening seem prudent. Taleeya was doggie bagged, carefully wrapping two crisps for the journey home. doggie biscuited adj. Drunk to the point where a plain bar snack is accepted with grateful, tail-wagging solemnity. Briyanna was doggie biscuited and thanked the barman for a packet of salted biscuits. doggie doored adj. Drunk enough to attempt the cat flap, having mistaken it for the sensible way out. Iven went doggie doored and spent several minutes negotiating with the cupboard under the stairs. doggie fashioned adj. Drunk enough to conduct the evening by an improvised method involving loyalty, scraps and little elegance. doggie paddled adj. Still drunk, and advancing through the pub by alternating hands and feet whenever upright walking fails. Jean-thomas was doggie paddled across the carpet after attempting the shortest route to the bar. doggie styled adj. Having drunk enough to adopt the least dignified posture available for reaching the bottom shelf. Galilee was doggie styled beneath the table, retrieving a dropped twenty-pence piece. doggie-styled adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with dignity, and arranging oneself accordingly on the pub carpet. Gardenia was doggie-styled beside the settle, facing away from the bar and everyone in it.