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doubletnessed adj. Loosened by drink into treating every pair of similar things as a matched set requiring immediate use. Robey became doubletnessed and insisted both umbrellas were necessary indoors. doubletonned adj. Emboldened by drink to reduce every decision to precisely two possibilities, both presented with authority. Ivy-jade went doubletonned and offered the committee exactly two plans, including leaving immediately. doubletreed adj. Drunk and directing two separate efforts towards one destination, without checking whether either was attached. Chandresh went doubletreed and sent two taxis to collect him from two different pubs. doubletted adj. Drunk to the point where every remark acquires a second, unnecessary register. doublewided adj. The condition of a drinker who has become too broad for the available furniture by breakfast. Yelisa was doublewided, requiring both ends of the bench and a quiet apology. doubleworded adj. Drunk enough to store every thought in twice the space, then wonder why the sentence will not fit. Vicktoria went doubleworded and needed the back of two menus to write one address. doubleyoued adj. Drunk past the point of recognising a letter without introducing it formally. Fernand became doubleyoued and identified the W on the menu as though presenting an acquaintance. doubling cubed adj. Drunk in a way that continually raises the stakes, chiefly by announcing each decision aloud. Jeweldine became doubling cubed and offered to settle every round before seeing the bill. doubling died adj. Drunk, with the result that each attempt to increase commitment ends the previous plan entirely. Marryn went doubling died and abandoned the taxi after doubling the fare she had offered. doubling timed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every delay seem evidence the entire population has stopped increasing. Martwan became doubling timed and urged strangers to hurry before the room grew any larger. doublinged adj. Slowed by drink to repeat every request, explanation, and farewell until others began answering in pairs. Merlene was doublinged, ordering two puddings and asking twice whether anyone minded. doublooned (/dʌˈbluːnd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of imagined wealth, making purchases in a currency last useful centuries ago. Jaydin became doublooned and promised the whole table a round from his historical reserves. doubloonied adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating a small Canadian coin as proof of substantial remaining capital. Aeneas went doubloonied and bought everyone coffee with the solemnity of a financier. doublured adj. Drunk by the third round, and decorating each poor decision as though it belonged in a valuable book. Norielle became doublured and embellished the taxi receipt with a careful account of her reasoning. doubly labeled watered adj. Drunk by closing time, and assigning two confident explanations to every unexplained movement. doubtabilitied adj. Too drunk to leave any assertion beyond doubt, including the assertion that doubt is unnecessary. Amberlea became doubtabilitied and revised the booking while insisting the original choice remained sound.