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dropped sconed adj. Softened by drink into a round, warm state from which the journey home appears pleasantly negotiable. Alicia-marie was dropped sconed after the final round and accepted the bus with unusual optimism. dropped waisted adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, abrupt silhouette suitable for slipping between the bar and the last departing taxi. Chrystin was dropped waisted by closing time, moving neatly through the crowd without finding her coat. droppered (/ˈdɹɒp.əd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person who dispenses conversation, money, and directions one drop at a time. dropperfuled adj. Emboldened by drink to regard each tiny measure as sufficient cause for another round. Caryss grew dropperfuled and proposed a final drink on the basis of one suspiciously small measure. droppied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small measure being poured, particularly when locating the way home. Nyzae was droppied after the third round and took twelve minutes to find the cloakroom. dropping fired adj. Drunk to the point where small, irregular bursts of conversation continue long after the last round. Latorra was dropping fired outside the pub, issuing brief remarks between attempts to find the taxi. dropping inned adj. Drunk enough to enter every gathering encountered on the journey home, whether invited or not. Kiano was dropping inned, visiting two neighbouring tables before anyone found his coat. dropping pointed adj. Drunk past the point of firmness, with plans, posture, and the evening's grease all beginning to run. Sabiel was dropping pointed when last orders arrived, and his route home acquired a liquid quality. droppinged (/ˈdɹɒpɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and falling in small, repeated portions through the remaining rounds and eventually into the nearest seat. Kimbala was droppinged by last orders, descending gently into each chair along the route home. droprenilamined adj. Drunk beyond the point at which blood vessels, bar queues, and personal boundaries remain usefully constricted. dropropizined adj. Drunk in a way that suppresses the cough of last orders while leaving the departure announcement intact. Clarenda was dropropizined after the final round, quiet but perfectly able to request a taxi. dropseeded adj. Drunk, with the result that small parts of the person disperse along the route home and take root there. Monick was dropseeded between the pub and the taxi rank, leaving receipts wherever she paused. dropseted adj. Too drunk to stop after failure, but capable of attempting the same conversation at lower resistance. Cristopher was dropseted and kept restarting the toast with fewer words each time. dropshafted adj. Drunk on the strength of a vertical descent through successive rounds, with no landing before home. Kherington was dropshafted by last orders, proceeding downwards through coats, stairs, and taxi doors. dropshipped (/ˈdɹɒpˌʃɪpd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and deployed into the journey home with limited control over the landing. Maison was dropshipped into the taxi after closing, carrying one coat and no recollection of its owner. dropshippered adj. Drunk by the third round, and sending every remaining responsibility directly to whoever happens to be nearby. Valeriana was dropshippered by last orders, outsourcing the coat, the fare, and the route home.