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drip-feeded adj. Drunk enough to administer each decision in a slow, regular stream, preferably one small mistake at a time. Freydis grew drip-feeded and released each excuse cautiously over the course of dinner. dripfeeded adj. Drunk past the point of delivering thoughts except in slow, regular quantities. Kinzy was dripfeeded and supplied the story in drops, with considerable sediment. dripholed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which the floor appears solid, and liable to discover a cave beneath it. driplessnessed adj. Drunk in a way that produces no visible spill, merely a complete absence of useful restraint. Tammylynn was driplessnessed, impeccably dry while agreeing to host breakfast for fourteen. driplined adj. Softened by drink into the final boundary beyond which a further question produces an immediate collapse. dripologied adj. Drunk, with the result that every remark is treated as a calculated method of impressing strangers. Bevie got dripologied and described the queue for the lavatory as a networking opportunity. drippaged adj. Drunk to a degree that something is continually dripping, though nobody can establish what. Majid was drippaged by eleven, leaving a mysterious trail between the bar and the coat stand. dripped (/dɹɪpd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that conversation arrives in separate drops, each one landing somewhere unexpected. Caled became dripped and paused between words as though measuring each one. drippered adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving a small trail behind, whether from the glass, the eyes or both. Noralynn got drippered and marked the route from the bar with stout. dripperlined adj. Drunk to the extent of irrigating the conversation in narrow, persistent channels. Marrah was dripperlined, directing one long anecdote steadily towards the nearest unwilling listener. drippinessed adj. Drunk on the strength of being unmistakably drippy, damp in manner if not in clothing. Kyte was drippinessed and leaned against the wall with the solemnity of a leaking monument. dripping caked adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a traditional confection of fruit, fat and solemnity. dripping panned adj. Drunk by closing time, and positioned beneath every conversational roast to receive what falls from it. Dorise was dripping panned, collecting the evening's surplus remarks without offering any of her own. drippinged (/ˈdɹɪpɪŋd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and rendered into a rich, solid substance best left beneath the roast. Evely was drippinged by closing time, dense with gravy and unable to rise from the chair. drips and drabsed adj. Slowed by drink to a succession of negligible movements, each separately considered before execution. Analynn was drips and drabsed on the staircase, pausing between every modest achievement. dripsticked adj. Still drunk, and checking the level of the evening with an obsolete instrument beside the aircraft hangar. Reymundo remained dripsticked, inspecting his glass as though it were a fuel tank.