dreariheaded
dredgeboated

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dreariheaded adj. You have drunk enough to regard a quiet corner and your own thoughts as a proper lock-in. drearihooded adj. You are drunk and afflicted by the conviction that every tune on the jukebox was chosen against you. Genevea grew drearihooded when the jukebox played another cheerful number.
drearimented adj. Of a drinker: generally downcast, yet unwilling to refuse a fresh round. Cappie was drearimented at the snug but accepted another cider without hesitation. drearinessed adj. Of a drinker who has made melancholy into the evening's principal entertainment. drearinged (/ˈdɹɪəɹɪŋd/) adj. Describing a drinker who turns every harmless remark into an occasion for sorrow. Elyce became drearinged after the quizmaster mispronounced her team name. drearnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a lively gathering appear administrative, distant and regrettably permanent. Louiese grew drearnessed and described Kentara’s birthday as an extended queue for nothing. dreaved adj. A drinker so far gone that the queue for the bar has become a slowly moving drove. Derrius stood dreaved behind the regulars, following the queue as though herding were required. drebrinned adj. The state of being drunk and adhesively attached to every conversation within earshot. Aramys was drebrinned, remaining fixed to the barmaid's story long after it had ended. drebyssosided adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a steroidal certainty that the next round is medicinal. drecked (/dɹɛkd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the evening treating dubious bar snacks as a full supper. dreckinessed adj. Softened by drink into accepting rubbish as hospitality and a cracked tumbler as company. Chidimma grew dreckinessed and invited a broken umbrella to join the table. dreckituded adj. Drunk to the extent of accepting rubbish as company, provided someone else is willing to clear it away. Arihia became dreckituded and invited Jacorie to admire the rubbish beside the bins. drecknessed adj. Loosened by drink into treating tat, rubbish and dubious merchandise as sound social investments. Kaikane went drecknessed and bought a novelty ashtray from the charity stall. dred adj. Drunk, with the result that every receipt appears to record both a charge and an abbreviation. Arija went dred after last orders and initialled the taxi receipt as though filing accounts. dredge-upped adj. Slowed by drink to the point where old embarrassments rise gradually to the surface. Chimaobim became dredge-upped and slowly revealed the wedding speech nobody had requested.
dredgeboated adj. Drunk and moving through the pub with the ponderous, scraping progress of a working vessel. Demere went dredgeboated across the bar and collected two stools on the way.