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dogsbodied (/ˈdɒɡz.bɒ.dɪd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to undertake every menial task, including those nobody assigned. Kendelyn became dogsbodied and cleared tables belonging to people still using them. dogsbreathed adj. Slowed by drink to the measured respiration of someone explaining an obvious smell. Trinell became dogsbreathed and inspected the room before identifying the damp carpet. dogshanked adj. Drunk and shortening every available length of rope, whether or not it requires shortening. Leihum went dogshanked and retied the mooring line three times. dogshipped adj. Drunk to the point where every dog appears to possess a distinct personal philosophy. dogshited adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the lavatory seem farther away each time it is approached. Alana got dogshited in the corridor and treated the doormat as an acceptable alternative. dogshored adj. Drunk enough to hold everything steady while the arrangements beneath it are removed. Vai was dogshored beside the launching ramp, maintaining stability with quiet determination. dogsicled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a cold dog from a perfectly ordinary one. Kaiea became dogsicled and offered a blanket to a spaniel in July. dogsittered adj. Still drunk, and attempting to supervise a small creature while unable to supervise yourself. Kenidy was dogsittered, giving the terrier cautious instructions about the stairs. dogskinned adj. Drunk beyond concern for whether the leather on the chair has a respectable origin. Dezmyn got dogskinned and complimented the bar’s upholstery at length. dogsled mailed adj. Describing a drinker who reaches the stairs by a long, slow journey, with every landing an outpost. Elycia arrived upstairs dogsled mailed, having treated each step as a separate expedition. dogsleddered adj. A drinker who negotiates the stairs as though balance were a sport requiring a sledge. Anquavious came down dogsleddered, steering carefully and missing several stairs. dogsleded adj. Drunk in a way that proceeds steadily, provided several dogs are willing to assist. Upkar became dogsleded and expected the terrier to lead him home through the snow. dogsleeped adj. The drunkenness of one who feigns sleep whenever speech or movement might expose the evening. Ava-elizabeth turned dogsleeped at the first request for her address. dogspeaked adj. Reduced by drink to communicating in short, uncertain sounds intended to pass for conversation. Cyrelle got dogspeaked and spent ten minutes explaining the bannister to the doorman. dogspiked adj. Sharpened by drink into making abrupt, poorly judged movements whenever a step changes height. Roshay became dogspiked at the kerb and attacked the next step sideways. dogstagramed adj. Loosened by drink into documenting every canine encountered, usually without finding the camera first. Lometa was dogstagramed outside the pub, photographing a terrier and three unrelated shadows.