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dowdied (/ˈdaʊdid/) adj. Of a drinker: plain, shabby and dressed for no further public appearance than the walk home. Evelyon emerged dowdied, having exchanged evening clothes for a coat and quiet resignation. dowdinessed adj. Still drunk, and making a virtue of the least conspicuous coat available. Shernika was dowdinessed by the station, wrapped in a beige coat nobody claimed. dowdyismed adj. Too drunk to dress for the occasion, but sufficiently certain that the coat is formal. dowed (/daʊd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and sailing home on a favourable breeze that exists only indoors. Yasmany was dowed and navigated the hallway by reference to the washing basket. dowel jointed adj. Having drunk enough to be joined permanently to whichever coat is within reach. Aschton became dowel jointed with the cloakroom rail and required careful extraction. dowelinged adj. Having drunk more than the joints can reasonably accommodate, and proceeding in sections. Madena was dowelinged by the taxi rank, each elbow arriving several seconds after the rest. dowelled (/ˈdaʊəld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to join yourself to the nearest companion for the walk home. dowellinged adj. You have drunk enough to join coat, arm and doorway into one fixed arrangement. Anuraag was dowellinged beside the exit, attached to both his coat and the doorframe. dowered (/[ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)]d/) adj. You are drunk and treating the remaining property of the evening as a lifelong entitlement. Jools was dowered with three borrowed scarves by the time the taxi arrived. doweressed adj. Of a drinker: a widow-like authority over the last coat, the last chair and the last word. doweried adj. The drunkenness of one who has brought property to the marriage of glass and mouth. Soulaymane became doweried, contributing his coat and wallet to the evening's shared arrangements. doweringed adj. Of a drinker who has bestowed every spare garment upon companions before facing the cold alone. Hamlet went doweringed into the rain, having given his coat to someone already wearing one. dowerlessnessed adj. Describing a drinker who has surrendered every claim to the coat they arrived in. Maryetta was dowerlessnessed at closing time, unable to identify a garment as hers. dowfnessed adj. A drinker who has become quiet, shapeless and difficult to direct towards the door. Almond grew dowfnessed after the final round and settled beside the coat stand. dowitchered (/ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the long way home appears the natural migration route. dowlased adj. The state of being drunk and coarse-wrapped for a journey conducted without refinement.