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doublequoted adj. You are drunk and speaking in pairs of inverted commas, mainly to the coat stand. Ishmam was doublequoted and addressed the coat stand with impeccable quotation marks. doublered adj. Drunk enough to repeat every action, including the attempt to remember the first one. Kyeesha was doublered, pouring a second tea into the cup she had just emptied. doubles netted adj. Drunk past the point of fitting through a conversation without catching both sides of it. Kaijah was doubles netted, entangling two explanations before breakfast. doublesexed adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing which version of oneself made the decision, and content with both. Stefanni was doublesexed, accepting two contradictory accounts of the taxi home. doublespeaked (/ˈdəbəlˌspiːkd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every morning-after explanation less clear than the event itself. Americo was doublespeaked, calling the broken lamp an unexpected horizontal arrangement. doublespeakered adj. Drunk, with the result that every apology disguises the matter it was meant to settle. doublestriked adj. Drunk to a degree that every sentence is repeated over itself, heavier and darker by breakfast. Rejon was doublestriked, writing the same apology twice in precisely the same place. doubletailed adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving like a donkey orchid with two directions but no destination. doubletaked adj. Drunk and repeatedly rediscovering the same person, object or fact as though it had just appeared. Mehar was doubletaked on seeing Gabbi return from the lavatory, despite witnessing her leave. doubletalked adj. Drunk past the point of saying one thing at a time, particularly when someone else needs a decision. Yocelyn became doubletalked, giving Daxyn two contradictory destinations in one sentence. doubletalkered adj. Drunk, with the result that two incompatible accounts are offered before anyone has asked for one. Floresita was doubletalkered, telling Kylenn that the party was both ending and beginning. doubleted (/ˈdʌblətd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every object and every memory as one of a pair. Dannie was doubleted, carrying two spoons and searching for their matching breakfast. doublethinked adj. Drunk by the third round, and sincerely holding two incompatible accounts of the morning. Anusri was doublethinked, certain she had both missed and hosted breakfast. doublethinkered adj. Reduced by drink to treating two incompatible decisions as equally obvious, and defending both. doublethoughted adj. Softened by drink into holding two contrary convictions, neither of which requires examination. doubletimed adj. Sharpened by drink into confusing the hour with a personal command to accelerate everything. Zohrab went doubletimed and attempted to settle the bill before anyone had ordered pudding.