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dripstoned adj. Too drunk to prevent the rain of conversation reaching the structure beneath. Occie was dripstoned, sheltering beneath the porch while every remark ran neatly off him. driptorched adj. Sufficiently drunk to kindle a fire by dripping flaming fuel, although the intended target is usually the barbecue. Feodora was driptorched and approached the barbecue with the grave purpose of an expedition. dripwatered adj. Emboldened by drink to drip into every conversation slowly, leaving everyone else waiting for the next drop. Giordano was dripwatered, contributing one damp observation to each conversation. driselased adj. Slowed by drink to dissolve every gathering into smaller, less coherent parts, while friends wait for the walls to separate. Demi-rae became driselased and reduced the dinner party to several unrelated conversations. drisheened (/dɹɪʃiːnd/) adj. Drunk and dense enough to hold the room together, though nobody can say quite how. Jakobie was drisheened, sitting heavily among the guests and binding every argument together. drithed adj. Drunk to the point where a modest amount of rain appears to constitute a weather event. Treven was drithed and inspected the window before agreeing that it was only mist. drivabilitied adj. Drunk to the point where allowing anyone else to operate the vehicle seems both sensible and personally insulting. drive bied adj. Drunk by closing time, and making swift passes through the room to distribute one remark per person. Bryana was drive bied, appearing beside each guest with a fresh and unnecessary observation. drive by shootinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes every remark pass at speed, strike someone, and disappear before questions begin. drive lettered adj. Drunk, with the result that every person present is assigned a letter and filed accordingly. Gill was drive lettered and sorted the guests into directories by perceived usefulness. drive offed adj. Drunk in a way that fills the tank, declines the bill, and leaves the premises. drive saled adj. Drunk to a degree that turns personal belongings into merchandise and neighbours into prospective buyers. Rayonah went drive saled and offered her coat to everyone on the pavement. drive shafted adj. A drinker so far gone that rotation has replaced forward motion. Bridgey was drive shafted, turning repeatedly beside the doorway without entering it. drive shedded adj. The condition of a drinker who has retreated indoors and is sheltering among vehicles or farm equipment. Jarrard was drive shedded, asleep beside the mower instead of coming into the house. drive timed adj. Drunk to the extent of estimating every companion's journey home, incorrectly and aloud. drive trained adj. Softened by drink into a collection of gears and shafts, advancing only when pushed.