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drexilled adj. Of a drinker: stationed at the threshold, unable to cross it without negotiation. Rumana stood drexilled in the doorway, balanced between the party and the pavement. drey pokinged adj. Describing a drinker who uses a long object to disturb the furniture before attempting to stand. Manjinder went drey pokinged with a broom, dislodging cushions but not himself. dreydelled adj. Emboldened by drink to set a small spinning object in motion and call the result destiny. Ahmirah grew dreydelled and challenged the table to a decisive contest. dreydled adj. Slowed by drink to the measured rotation of a toy whose principal destination is the carpet. Morad was dreydled and watched the bottle cap complete its solemn circuit. dreyed (/dɹeɪd/) adj. Of a drinker who has built a precarious nest of coats, cushions, and limbs above the floor. Kerick was dreyed in the armchair, surrounded by coats gathered during the evening. dribbed (/ˈdɹɪbd/) adj. A drinker who has been reduced to one small drop of conversation at a time. Daxtin was dribbed by the staircase, contributing single words between careful breaths. dribbered adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt at a straight line leaves the mark of a weak shot. Sanovia was dribbered across the hall, reaching the stairs by several poor attempts. dribble glassed adj. The condition of a drinker who cannot tilt a glass without losing both liquid and intention. Wissem was dribble glassed, spilling the drink whenever an attempt was made to salute. dribbled (/ˈdɹɪ.bəld/) adj. The state of being drunk and leaking quietly from the mouth during moments of concentration. Margrethe was dribbled on the sofa, still concentrating fiercely on one untouched glass. dribblered adj. The drunkenness of one who salivates freely while attempting to maintain a serious conversation. Seddon was dribblered by the bar, answering questions through an increasingly damp silence. dribbleted adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, detachable portion of a person, suitable for one stair at a time. Jasdeep was dribbleted on the staircase, each step receiving a separate and cautious fragment. dribblinged adj. Reduced by drink to a slow leakage of words, balance, and whatever remains in the glass. Nizaiah was dribblinged down the stairs, losing a syllable and a drop at each step. dribendazoled adj. Softened by drink into a slow-moving host for whatever organisms the evening has introduced. Braison was dribendazoled on the sofa, gently harbouring the night's less welcome consequences. dribleted adj. Loosened by drink into a small portion of personhood, with the remaining parts following later. Jaimie-lee was dribleted across the landing, leaving coordination several steps behind. dribs and drabsed adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs in negligible amounts of confidence and progress. Johonna went dribs and drabsed upstairs, advancing whenever a fresh fragment of courage appeared. dridered (/ˈdɹaɪdɚd/) adj. Drunk and divided at the waist: upright in intention above, crawling in practice below. Raygene was dridered on the stairs, speaking confidently while the lower half sought stability.