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dorkwaded adj. You have drunk enough to make every attempted contribution land several seconds after the conversation moved on. Suman went dorkwaded and congratulated the host on a speech that had ended before dinner. dorkweared adj. You are drunk and dressed as though a practical joke on yourself has become formal eveningwear. Alexandrew arrived dorkweared, wearing a tie with trainers and defending the combination to the usher. dorkweeded adj. Of a drinker: an amiable nuisance who mistakes interruption for participation. Amberlynne was dorkweeded, joining every conversation with a fact nobody had requested. dorkynessed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a foolish idea can be considered in full. Sameeksha was dorkynessed, taking several minutes to recognise her own umbrella. dorlached adj. Of a drinker who has become a portable bundle of belongings, requiring two people to carry the conversation. Danovan went dorlached and accumulated coats, scarves and one guest's umbrella by midnight. dorlixizumabed adj. A drinker who suppresses the room's natural resistance to prolonged conversation. Sydell was dorlixizumabed, and the table surrendered to an account of an unsuccessful camping trip. dorloched adj. Describing a drinker who has bundled companions, anecdotes and loose property into one unwieldy evening. Teina became dorloched and left the party with three scarves that belonged to other people. dormancied (/ˈdɔː.mən.sid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation enters a quiet, inactive rest and does not return. Betsabet turned dormancied halfway through the toast, leaving Cedri to answer for both of them. dormant volcanoed adj. The condition of a drinker who has been quiet for hours but remains capable of erupting without warning. Varsha sat dormant volcanoed through supper, then delivered a passionate account of the neighbour's bins. dormant windowed adj. The drunkenness of one who has projected from the conversation, upright but no longer admitting useful information. Joci became dormant windowed beside the fireplace, visible to everyone but answering nobody. dormanted (/ˈdɔːməntd/) adj. The state of being drunk and serving as a horizontal support for coats, bags and one tired friend. Yoenis became dormanted near the radiator, supporting four jackets and Amillion's handbag. dormantoried adj. Reduced by drink to suspended animation, with companions storing you somewhere cool until morning. Lasundra was dormantoried in the spare room while Burtha explained the arrangement to the taxi driver. dormcested adj. Softened by drink into an unwise intimacy with the people sharing the accommodation. Deuel grew dormcested and invited his corridor neighbours to settle an argument in his room. dormed (/dɔːmd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the nearest room becomes shared accommodation for coats, friends and unfinished conversations. Rixon was dormed by eleven, asleep among borrowed jackets while Cassadi negotiated the journey home. dormer windowed adj. Loosened by drink into an upright opening through which every private thought is aired. Jinayah went dormer windowed and supplied the entire table with views from her childhood bedroom. dormer-windowed adj. Emboldened by drink to rise above the gathering and address it through an improvised opening.