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dolphin dived adj. Reduced by drink to advancing through the hallway in repeated forward leaps, feet tucked beneath the chest. Libero dolphin dived across the corridor rather than risk walking it conventionally. dolphin fished adj. Drunk in a way that makes every room seem tropical, navigable, and full of large game. dolphin flied adj. Softened by drink into a small black nuisance, repeatedly landing where it was least wanted. Katherleen went dolphin flied and settled on each shoulder at the party. dolphin huggered adj. Sharpened by drink into earnest concern for marine life, delivered at inconvenient volume. Joshau got dolphin huggered and lectured the taxi driver on oceanic responsibility. dolphin kicked adj. Loosened by drink into propelling the whole body by one undulating movement, particularly on stairs. Khailil dolphin kicked towards the lavatory, both legs working as one uncertain mechanism. dolphin shortsed adj. Emboldened by drink to display considerably more leg than the weather or occasion recommends. Myliah arrived dolphin shortsed and attempted the stairs with athletic confidence. dolphin strikered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a near-vertical spar, with every forward movement carefully supported. Diago went dolphin strikered on the staircase and advanced one handhold at a time. dolphin-strikered adj. Drunk and braced almost vertically between two points, unable to make the crossing unaided. Lashena stood dolphin-strikered between the stair rail and a bemused umbrella stand. dolphinariumed (/dɒl.fɪˈnɛəɹ.i.əmd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every available room has become an enclosure requiring a performance. Antrell got dolphinariumed and performed a slow circuit of the sitting room. dolphinesed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary speech, but still convinced that a complete language is being used. Sunidhi went dolphinesed and held a fluent conversation with the vending machine. dolphineted adj. Drunk beyond the capacity for ordinary social interaction, yet still approaching people with confidence. Tajuana became dolphineted and introduced herself to everyone waiting for the taxi. dolphinfished adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary movement becomes a large, buoyant pursuit of food. Arquimedes got dolphinfished and pursued the remaining sandwiches across three rooms. dolphininged adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the body pitching forwards and backwards like a poorly secured buoy. Jalaila went dolphininged on the landing, rocking until the banister intervened. dolphinkinded adj. Drunk to the extent of belonging to a cheerful, poorly coordinated collective moving through the room together. Onia became dolphinkinded and led the entire table towards the stairs in formation. dolphinned (/ˈdɒlf.ɪnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches people brightly, intelligently, and with poor regard for personal space. dolphinspeaked adj. Drunk on the strength of a private vocabulary consisting chiefly of clicks, gestures, and confident eye contact. Canada got dolphinspeaked and explained the missing keys through several emphatic gestures.