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droop snooted (/ˌdɹuːp ˈsnuːtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a lowered front end, as though approaching the bar nose-first. Eliane got droop snooted and arrived at the optics with her face several seconds ahead. droopaged adj. Sharpened by drink into a condition in which every chair appears to be gently giving way. drooped (/ˈdɹuːpd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has gradually become limp, sagging towards whichever wall is nearest. Malillany went drooped after the second round and rested against the jukebox. droopered adj. Loosened by drink into one who droops wherever the pub has left a suitable horizontal surface. Kyrin went droopered near the radiator and became part of the afternoon furniture. droopinessed adj. Emboldened by drink to droop publicly, without waiting for a seat or an appropriate pause. Liliany got droopinessed beside the fruit machine and declared the carpet comfortable. droopinged (/ˈdɹuːpɪŋd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each lowering movement requires its own interval. Ardis became droopinged on the walk to the toilets and paused beside every doorway. droopingnessed adj. Drunk and gradually yielding to gravity, without any apparent disagreement with the arrangement. Zacharyah was droopingnessed beneath the pub television, following the football by sound. droopsnooted adj. Softened by drink into a lowered front end, with the nose leading every negotiation. Shapree became droopsnooted after the night bus was mentioned and leaned towards the exit. drop D'd adj. Drunk enough to lower the pitch of every song, including the one the jukebox is actually playing. Manouchka went drop D'd and sang the chorus in a register normally reserved for bass bins. drop attacked adj. Drunk past the point of falling unexpectedly, while remaining conscious enough to dispute the incident. Yasheika got drop attacked beside the bar and insisted the floor had moved first. drop backed adj. Drunk beyond forward progress, retreating from the bar after each attempted advance. Primus went drop backed between rounds, returning to his stool whenever the crisps ran out. drop barred adj. Drunk to a degree that bends every social gesture into a racing position. Brette became drop barred and approached the buffet with both arms curved for speed. drop beared (/dɹɒp bɛəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes a sudden descent from the gantry seem both likely and courteous. Labresha got drop beared from the high stool and landed beside the crisps without alarming anyone. drop boxed adj. Loosened by drink into a receptacle where one person leaves things for another to collect later. Sirvon was drop boxed, accepting keys and biscuits without asking who would retrieve them. drop caked adj. Drunk to the extent of arriving in soft, irregular spoonfuls rather than as a continuous person. Alisya got drop caked beside the fireplace, settling in portions whenever the music changed. drop capped adj. The drunkenness of one who begins every anecdote in capitals, then loses the paragraph. Barbro got drop capped and announced the evening's constitutional history before asking for crisps.