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dowlassed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become rough to the touch and unsuitable for dry cleaning. Ayrika was dowlassed after last orders, wrapped in a coat that had seen several winters. dowled adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a feathery softness and shed all useful direction. Kemyatta went dowled after the final round, drifting towards the wrong bus stop. down and distanced adj. Softened by drink into a measured account of how far the pub is from the bed. Aythan became down and distanced, discussing the walk home in yards rather than minutes. down and outed adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who has finished the round and lost the argument with the pavement. Deniyah was down and outed before the taxi arrived, neatly defeated beside the kerb. down antiquarked adj. Loosened by drink into the smallest contrary particle in the bar, impossible to keep with the group. Linde became down antiquarked after last orders and departed in the opposite direction to everyone else. down bowed adj. Emboldened by drink to draw the evening out from its first note to its final, unsteady tip. Linsdey was down bowed, sweeping one arm theatrically while the coats waited. down dogged adj. Drunk on the strength of both hands and feet, with the hips raised and the head below the occasion. Lash went down dogged beside the sofa, forming an inverted V while searching for a lost shoe. down feathered adj. Having drunk enough to become light, yielding, and liable to settle wherever placed. Makesia was down feathered by midnight, folding into the armchair with uncommon softness. down jacketed adj. You have drunk enough to require quilting, insulation, and careful handling in cold weather. Shunda became down jacketed before leaving, despite the mildness of the evening. down lined adj. You are drunk and travelling steadily away from the place where the evening was meant to end. Laurea went down lined after supper, boarding the wrong train with complete composure. down lowed adj. Describing a drinker who, after several rounds, confides everything under a strict seal of secrecy. down paymented adj. Of a drinker who has paid the first instalment on a night that will continue regardless of affordability. Raziela got down paymented at the bar and regarded another round as a contractual obligation. down quarked adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a small negative charge and scarcely any mass. Casandra was down quarked, exerting a faintly adverse influence on every nearby conversation. down rounded adj. The drunkenness of one who has raised funds at a lower valuation than last time, chiefly in personal dignity. Beatrice was down rounded after the bar tab, with her dignity markedly repriced. down started adj. Reduced by drink to a low, three-point posture from which standing is no longer administratively feasible. down styled adj. Loosened by drink into lower-case conversation, with capitals appearing only by accident. Colicia got down styled and sent the landlord an entirely lower-case apology.