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donorcycled adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home resembles a reckless motorcyclist's final calculation. Tarah left donorcycled, taking the bicycle lane as though it were a racing circuit. donored (/ˈdəʊnəd/) adj. Having drunk more than sobriety permits, and giving away money, opinions and the last clean chair. Braela grew donored and offered the band a substantial donation in loose change. donoressed adj. The state of being drunk and distributing favours with the grave concentration of an appointed benefactor. Daegon was donoressed, assigning free drinks according to a private charitable scheme. donorshipped adj. The condition of a drinker who has made generosity a permanent office, with no funds left to administer. Meadie reached donorshipped and began awarding grants in the smoking area. donothingismed adj. Drunk beyond making even the customary morning-after promise to do something about it. Kenzy was donothingismed, staring at the alarm as though it had caused the headache. donoured adj. You have drunk enough to make obsolete generosity seem a respectable explanation for the missing cash. Aretha became donoured and funded a stranger's taxi with solemn antiquarian purpose. donovanosised adj. The drunkenness of one who develops an unfortunate and highly localised enthusiasm for medical terminology. Zakeri became donovanosised and described the lavatory queue in clinical detail. donpeacorited adj. Reduced by drink to a yellow-orange mineral presence, dense, angular and best left undisturbed. Adae sat donpeacorited beneath the radiator, orange tie shining with geological authority. donshipped adj. Softened by drink into an academic office, dispensing pronouncements from a chair of uncertain stability. Aahna was donshipped and appointed herself head of the evening's disputed committee. donsued adj. Sharpened by drink into a glossy, patterned surface on which every passing light appears consequential. Liliannah grew donsued beneath the disco lights and reflected every colour in the room. dontopedalogied adj. Still drunk, and apologising to the breakfast table for having put your foot in your mouth last night. Magnolia woke dontopedalogied, apologising to the kettle for remarks made after closing time. donumed adj. Drunk on the strength of a day’s ploughing, though the field eventually proves to be the hallway. donut bumpinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the morning-after ache as an automotive contact sport. Glodine woke donut bumpinged and blamed the mattress for last night's close manoeuvres. donut caked adj. Having drunk enough to wake convinced that the congealed icing on the table is breakfast. Jaimie-leigh was donut caked, cutting yesterday's icing with a fork before anyone intervened. donut citied adj. Loosened by drink into a declining centre surrounded by increasingly confident suburbs. Mekya went donut citied, leaving the sofa vacant while migrating steadily towards its cushions. donut holed adj. A drinker so far gone that the centre of every plan, sentence, and staircase has disappeared. Roxton was donut holed, stopping halfway up with no idea where the middle went.