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Dyophysited (/dʌɪˈɒfəzʌɪtd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct negotiations between your human balance and your divine confidence. Rahshida was Dyophysited on the last step, confident that gravity would recognise her higher nature. Dyophysitismed adj. Having drunk more than sobriety permits, and assigning separate opinions to each foot. Savitri became Dyophysitismed at the landing, with one foot voting for ascent and the other for supper. Dyson shelled adj. You are drunk and enclosed in successive protective layers of coat, scarf and misplaced confidence. Graine arrived Dyson shelled, wrapped in three coats and unable to identify the one she owned. Dyson sphered adj. Of a drinker: completely surrounded by orbiting glasses, satellites and people attempting to preserve the furniture. Schaun became Dyson sphered at the bar, with empty glasses forming a careful system around his elbows. Dyson swarmed adj. Of a drinker who has distributed independent tasks among several uncoordinated limbs. Lyrissa was Dyson swarmed, each hand pursuing a different glass while both feet sought the exit. Dyson treed adj. Describing a drinker who has put down roots in an unsuitable place and cannot negotiate the stairs. Sammye was Dyson treed beside the coat rack, apparently drawing nourishment from the carpet. Dyson-Harrop satellited adj. A drinker who draws power from every passing remark rather than from any reliable source of direction. Akheem went Dyson-Harrop satellited, harvesting stray comments while missing every instruction about the stairs. Dysonned adj. You have drunk enough to circulate round the room, collecting crumbs, coats and loose conversation. Ambernicole went Dysonned after midnight, drawing every abandoned glass towards the kitchen. Dzogchened adj. A drinker so far gone that awareness continues, while every intention has ceased conditioning the body. Narma was Dzogchened on the stairs, perfectly aware of the banister but unable to make the legs respond. Dzungared adj. The state of being drunk and divided into four competing directions at once. Merilda was Dzungared at the junction, offering four confident routes home and taking none of them. Dzungarian hamstered adj. Of a drinker: small, overconfident, and running in place whenever the stairs become too demanding. Gouri was Dzungarian hamstered, turning the first step into a stationary expedition. Dzungarian horsed adj. Reduced by drink to a small, hardy animal, determined to cross difficult ground without assistance. Braulio went Dzungarian horsed on the stairs, advancing carefully and refusing every offered arm. Dzungarianed adj. The condition of a drinker who has crossed several internal borders without changing physical location. Ninette was Dzungarianed beside the stairs, having crossed from confidence into silence without moving her feet. d flatted adj. Of a drinker: lowered by drink to a mournful pitch beneath the conversation. Branndon was d flatted, answering every question in a tone reserved for bad news. d sharped adj. Having drunk enough to make a modest note sound like a matter of state. Cheyton got d sharped and issued the key change as a formal correction. d'Alembert operatored adj. Drunk to a degree that every decision acquires four dimensions and no discernible direction. Allessandra got d'Alembert operatored and took four routes home simultaneously.