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downflexed adj. Still drunk, and bent towards the floor by a decision whose wisdom cannot be recovered. downflexinged adj. Too drunk to resist curving every plan downwards until it meets the nearest available surface. Cephas got downflexinged and folded the evening's route towards the first bench. downflooding angled adj. Having drunk enough to choose the precise tilt at which a sound plan begins admitting trouble. Donnel found the downflooding angled position beside the bar and used it to assess everyone's arrangements. downflooding pointed adj. Having drunk more than the vessel can sensibly contain, and identifying the exact opening through which judgement escapes. downfloodinged (/ˈdaʊnflʌdˌɪŋd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to admit the evening through openings that had previously been considered above its level. downflowed adj. You have drunk enough to proceed steadily downwards while insisting the route remains strategically chosen. Christalyn went downflowed from the bar to the pavement with unwavering confidence and no useful destination. downfolded adj. You are drunk and have folded every argument into a lower position from which agreement seems inevitable. Sihara became downfolded and reduced the taxi debate to one solemn crease of certainty. downfoldinged adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly folding plans downwards until the original intention is concealed beneath confidence. Sienna-rose grew downfoldinged and turned dinner, by successive creases, into sleeping in the car. downforced adj. Drunk past the point of resisting gravity, and now reclining wherever the kitchen permits. Quinnell was downforced beside the dishwasher, still holding an empty tumbler. downganged adj. Drunk beyond managing the uphill route to bed, and taking the downstairs passage instead. Irulan was downganged, following the hallway towards the kitchen with determined slowness. downgazed adj. Drunk in a way that keeps the eyes fixed on the floor, particularly near the sofa. Seamon stayed downgazed beside the coffee table, studying a dropped coaster. downglided adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement towards the sofa becomes a careful downward glide. Tyaria downglided into the armchair and missed the cushion by several inches. downgoinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes descent the only remaining domestic ambition. Idhant went downgoinged from the kitchen doorway to the sitting-room rug. downgrade danced adj. Drunk on the strength of older habits, reverting from the sofa to the kitchen floor. Is-haaq downgrade danced after the final round and requested a protocol older than dinner. downgraded (/ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪdd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of accepting tap water as an excellent vintage. Gwendlyn was downgraded by midnight and praised the cold water from the tap. downgradered adj. Drunk since last orders, and reducing every household arrangement to its least reliable version.