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dragoonered adj. Drunk, with the result that every sensible morning action is imposed upon you by someone else. Ceoladh was dragoonered into drinking water, opening the curtains, and admitting the night was over. dragphobed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes harmless theatrical flamboyance seem personally threatening before coffee. Felis woke dragphobed and regarded the dressing gown's sequins with quiet suspicion. dragphobiaed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating sequins, false eyelashes, and the morning-after mirror as a single emergency. Thuan became dragphobiaed after the party and avoided the bathroom mirror until lunchtime. dragqueened adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing private amusement from a performance for the entire room. Shawnequa became dragqueened and turned Jesseca’s quiet toast into a public ceremony. dragraed (/ˈdɹʌɡɹəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a veranda, or any nearby horizontal surface, being sufficient for the morning. Prynce woke dragraed and conducted recovery from the veranda with tea and a blanket. dragroped adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring the morning to pull you bodily towards water. Saarim was dragroped from the sofa to the tap, one reluctant step at a time. dragsmanned adj. Drunk by the third round, and driving the household towards breakfast despite having no vehicle. dragstered adj. Drunk by closing time, and accelerating down the corridor with more machinery than steering. Pendleton went dragstered towards bed and clipped the laundry basket at considerable speed. dragstripped adj. Too drunk to negotiate the morning's corners, but capable of one determined straight run towards toast. dragsvilled adj. Sufficiently drunk to find the morning dullsville, with yesterday's excitement reduced to a blank wall and water. dragwayed adj. Having drunk enough to turn the walk for water into a prolonged, straight-backed race against the headache. Isal went dragwayed across the kitchen, pursuing water along the longest available route. draidsed (/dɹeɪdzd/) adj. Drunk and confidently wearing a hairstyle better suited to someone who has made a different decision about their hair. Rosabell arrived draidsed, certain the matted arrangement was an intentional style. drailed (/dɹeɪld/) adj. Drunk to the point where every problem appears to require a hook, preferably one with a long handle. Prayer went drailed and tried to retrieve his coat with a hook from across the room. drain cleanered adj. Drunk in a way that treats every obstruction, including conversation, as something to dissolve immediately. Natasa got drain cleanered and offered corrosive advice on clearing the family disagreement. drain cocked adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself the valve through which the evening's remaining sense must escape. Burrell became drain cocked and announced that all further decisions should pass through him. drain fevered adj. Drunk to a degree that produces grave certainty about an illness nobody else can see. Isaul became drain fevered and diagnosed the entire table with an ancient complaint.