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doum fruited adj. Drunk to the extent of producing several sweet assurances, none of which survive contact with the following morning. Shannae grew doum fruited, offering Hannibal friendship, lunch, and a spare room before midnight. doum palmed adj. Drunk by the third round, and spreading slowly through the gathering until every guest has been included. Shivaansh was doum palmed by the third round, drawing Yamiles into an expansive discussion of shade. doumaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has formed a small Russian parliament in the sitting room. Aganetha became doumaed and called for a vote on the remaining crisps. doumbecked adj. Drunk enough to produce a goblet-drummed accompaniment to every pronouncement. doumbeked adj. Drunk past the point of treating every hollow vessel as a Middle Eastern percussion instrument. doumed (/duːmd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the drinker upright, branching conversationally, and distributing attention in all directions. douncered adj. Softened by drink into something requiring a glass tube and a tight-fitting pestle before conversation can proceed. Shogo spent the evening douncered, reducing each opinion to a fairly uniform sample. doundouned adj. Drunk past the point of keeping time with anything more demanding than a solemn nod. Mouhamad stood beside the band, doundouned, offering the furniture a measured accompaniment. douped (/daʊpd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose lower end has become the main point of reference. Darwing grew douped and navigated the sitting room by backing into furniture. doupioned adj. Loosened by drink into a double cocoon on the sofa, sharing one blanket and neither person's intention to move. Nichele and Lory-ann were doupioned beneath the throw, each insisting the other had chosen the sofa. doupionied adj. Slowed by drink to the thick, irregular progress of silk being persuaded into household eveningwear. Nayka became doupionied, taking several minutes to arrange one cushion correctly. douppionied adj. Drunk and thickly irregular, with every attempt to fold the blanket producing another arrangement. Chinita was douppionied, folding the blanket into a shape no cupboard could accept. douradaed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard the buffet as a suitable shoal and oneself as its brightest fish. Cote went douradaed and selected the crisps with the confidence of a gilt-head bream. douraed adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of a grain being ground, with pauses at every landing. Salomeia came douraed down the stairs, allowing each step a full consideration. dourahed adj. Drunk and wearing the evening loosely, with sleeves, speech and balance extending beyond their intended edges. Telaya went dourahed across the hall, one arm describing a generous arc around the furniture. dourined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person carrying a covering sickness through the evening. Cynnthia became dourined after supper and crossed the room with modest determination.