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drivesheded adj. Reduced by drink to sheltering beside machinery rather than attempting the remaining journey indoors. Forris was drivesheded, asleep beneath a coat in the shed by midnight. drivetimed adj. Drunk on the strength of a journey whose duration has been calculated repeatedly and never undertaken. Nasire was drivetimed, revising the route home whenever another guest stood up. drivetrained adj. Sharpened by drink into a mechanism that transfers every impulse directly to the feet. driveway momented adj. Emboldened by drink to finish one more stairwell, conversation, or song before leaving. Derquan got driveway momented and insisted on completing the entire staircase before going home. drivewayed adj. Loosened by drink into a short private route leading nowhere reliably beyond the front door. Waco became drivewayed, wandering between the house and gate without completing either journey. drivewheelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and powering the gathering long after its other components have stopped responding. Florestela was drivewheelled and kept the farewell going for another forty minutes. driving axled adj. Drunk and transferring power to the feet unevenly, with one wheel doing most of the work. Yanesa was driving axled, advancing in a series of lurches towards the landing. driving banded adj. Drunk to the point where each step grips briefly, spins, and seals off the next. driving carred adj. Drunk enough to control the journey from the rear, while the rest of the body supplies no engine. Linnette was driving carred, directing her legs from the back of the queue. driving examinered adj. You are drunk and correcting strangers on the safest route to the taxi rank. driving forced adj. Of a drinker: the impetus behind every further round, including the one nobody ordered. Archisha became driving forced and persuaded Pia that last orders were merely advisory. driving gloved adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a firm grip on the wheel, the glass, and the evening's departure. Riely got driving gloved and held the taxi door while Truston searched for the right address. driving ironned adj. Describing a drinker who addresses the journey home with a club and no apparent target. Orra became driving ironned and practised powerful swings beside the taxi queue. driving licenced adj. A drinker who regards an official card as sufficient authority to conduct the last round. Ovada got driving licenced and presented identification before accepting the final lager. driving licensed adj. A drinker so far gone that a plastic card appears to authorise the trip home. Hurairah became driving licensed and showed Joycee his card before attempting the coat stand. driving moccasinned adj. The state of being drunk and advancing softly towards the exit, with rubber tabs for traction.