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downcalled adj. Drunk and communicating with increasingly lower faculties, until breakfast is handled by instinct alone. downcarded adj. Drunk to the point where every account of the previous evening is dealt face down. Tilghman was downcarded, refusing to turn over any detail before the second cup of tea. downcasted (/ˈdaʊnkɑːstd/) adj. Drunk enough to take a sudden downward turn and remain there until lunch. Shriya was downcasted beside the coat rack, having descended from conversation without warning. downcastnessed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary disappointment, with the previous evening lying heavily upon the face. Aeliana was downcastnessed, regarding her untouched breakfast as though it had personally betrayed her. downchirped adj. Drunk beyond producing speech at its former frequency, each morning remark arriving lower and slower. Latrea was downchirped, her account of the taxi diminishing into a faint murmur by the toast. downcoilered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning neatly wound around one hot, repetitive thought. Mirei was downcoilered, wrapping the same complaint around every cup of tea. downcomed adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning brings a sudden fall from confidence into ruinous silence. Jull was downcomed by breakfast, discovering that yesterday's grand plans had not survived the taxi home. downcomered adj. Drunk to a degree that sends every remaining thought downwards, preferably towards a drain. Lateeka was downcomered, directing all conversation towards water, basins and the nearest lavatory. downconversioned adj. Drunk to the extent of dividing one large regret into two smaller, equally persistent morning regrets. Soukaina was downconversioned, recalling the party in two lower-resolution versions before breakfast. downconvertered adj. Drunk on the strength of turning last night's bright certainty into several dim explanations. Greenberry was downconvertered, translating each confident recollection into a quieter possibility. downcrossinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and still crossing thresholds downwards whenever the morning offers one. Jacquon was downcrossinged, moving from bed to floor and declining the intervening chair. downcurrented adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the morning under a steady downward pull. Taysen was downcurrented, drifting from the front door towards the nearest chair. downcurved adj. Still drunk, and bending gradually towards the table whenever standing becomes necessary. downcuttinged adj. Sharpened by drink into removing every difficulty from the conversation by digging straight through it. Zamarius, thoroughly downcuttinged, excavated the simplest question until nobody could answer it. downcycled adj. Loosened by drink into treating every declining prospect as an efficient reuse of yesterday's confidence. Beatrise went downcycled and called cancelling the booking a sustainable improvement. downdoged adj. Emboldened by drink to hold a solemn pose in the busiest part of the room.