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dragonridered adj. Reduced by drink to mounting the duvet and expecting it to carry you safely through the morning. Emanual arrived dragonridered, steering the duvet towards the kitchen for tea. dragonridinged adj. Softened by drink into attempting the stairs as though they were the back of a benevolent beast. Deymar went dragonridinged on the stairs and paused halfway to offer the banister encouragement. dragonrooted adj. Sharpened by drink into finding the bitterest remedy in the cupboard and taking it with water. Galynn woke dragonrooted and selected the most medicinal-looking tea from the shelf. dragons' denned adj. The state of being drunk and occupying several corners at once, by means of repeated negotiations. Kelita was dragons' denned across two booths when the final taxi was called. dragons'-denned adj. The condition of a drinker who has made a lair of the pub and outlasted its furniture. Ashleyann was dragons'-denned beneath the table when the lights came up. dragonsbreathed adj. Drunk to the point where each attempt at directions emerges hot, forceful and difficult to follow. Otisha was dragonsbreathed outside the pub, issuing fiery directions to the driver. dragonskinned adj. Loosened by drink into a dry, creased morning exterior that feels borrowed from something larger. dragonslayered adj. Emboldened by drink to confront the kettle, the headache, and whatever remains in the fridge. Quarmaine got dragonslayered before breakfast and opened the fridge as though it contained an enemy. dragonsonaed adj. Slowed by drink to presenting a fantastical version of yourself chiefly through a blanket and a tail-like dressing gown. Deyani remained dragonsonaed on the sofa, wrapped in a dressing gown and guarding the remote. dragonspeaked adj. Drunk and communicating the morning after in a hoarse language understood chiefly by the kettle. Jelia was dragonspeaked before nine, answering every question with a dry and ancient rumble. dragonstoned adj. Drunk to the point where the bedside glass has acquired protective powers and must not be disturbed. Makamae stayed dragonstoned beside the water glass, guarding it from every unnecessary movement. dragontailed adj. Drunk enough to trail behind the morning, with every task extending further than expected. Trail was dragontailed by breakfast, still following the previous evening through each minor chore. dragonworted adj. Drunk past the point of resisting an astringent herbal cure whose bitterness seems personally corrective. Casheena went dragonworted after the party and drank the tonic without asking what it contained. dragoon birded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body hunched, ornamental, and unwilling to unfold before noon. Manvir sat dragoon birded beneath the umbrella, refusing conversation until the headache passed. dragoonaded adj. Drunk to the extent of intimidating bystanders into adopting a creed they had not previously opposed. Tanyjah became dragoonaded and made the whole table endorse her theory of pub carpets. dragooned (/dɹəˈɡuːnd/) adj. Drunk beyond useful range, with the head producing short reports and occasional imaginary fire. Bruchy woke dragooned, issuing brief reports on the kettle before retreating under the blanket.