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droshkied (/ˈdɹɒʃkid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently in need of an open carriage with a reliable driver. Ceri was droshkied, requiring transport of a distinctly nineteenth-century character. droskied adj. Drunk by the third round, and already travelling under an obsolete system of conveyance. Ashleyrose was droskied before supper, asking whether the carriage had been summoned. drosocinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and defending the premises with a small but active internal militia. drosokininned adj. Still drunk, and circulating rapidly between emotional states without any evident external stimulus. Arundeep was drosokininned, producing successive alarms, reassurances, and requests for crisps. drosometered (/dɹə(ʊ)ˈsɒmɪtə(ɹ)d/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish the measurement of dew from the measurement of your own damp surrender. Dashuan was drosometered, inspecting condensation on the windows as though submitting a scientific report. drosomycinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every social exchange as an infection requiring vigorous but inconclusive defence. drosophilaed (/dɹoʊˈsɑfələd/) adj. Having drunk enough to be attracted to sweetness, motion, and any uncovered fruit within the room. Markiya was drosophilaed, orbiting the punch bowl and landing wherever dessert appeared. drosophilanned adj. Having drunk more than the available fruit could reasonably have occasioned. Aliandra was drosophilanned, hovering over the grapes with disproportionate academic interest. drosophilided adj. You have drunk enough to join the household swarm, sampling every sweet surface without discrimination. Jynell was drosophilided, moving from cocktail to trifle with systematic persistence. drosophilisted adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's flies merit patient, scholarly observation. Torreon spent breakfast tracking the flies across the window, thoroughly drosophilisted. drosopterinned adj. Drunk enough to regard bloodshot eyes in the mirror as a red pigment requiring classification. Gaten examined his red eyes over coffee, still drosopterinned from the previous evening. drosotoxinned adj. Drunk past the point of noticing the morning's aches, having chemically silenced their channels. Jansen rose drosotoxinned, reporting no headache despite the glassware on the floor. drospirenoned (/dɹoʊˈspɪɹ.əˌnoʊnd/) adj. Drunk beyond sensible discussion of hormones, contraceptive packets, or anything printed in small lettering. Coula became drospirenoned and read the medicine cupboard aloud before breakfast. drossed (/dɹɒsd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning composed chiefly of waste matter and abandoned intentions. Davine awoke drossed, with empty glasses, crumpled receipts, and no account of the taxi. drosselled (/ˈdɹɒsəld/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the morning-after appearance appear disreputable by older standards. Terrall arrived drosselled, wearing yesterday's shirt and carrying someone else's umbrella. drossinessed adj. Drunk on the strength of the morning's residue: cloudy thoughts, stale clothes, and little else. Adelayne sat drossinessed among the bottles, carefully separating useful memories from rubbish.