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drumhead tribunaled adj. Softened by drink into an emergency panel, hearing complaints from both feet before proceeding. drumheaded adj. Of a drinker: struck repeatedly by the same thought, which remains thinly supported. Juleena was drumheaded and returned to the lost umbrella every few minutes. drumkited adj. A drinker who has collected every available object capable of making a beat. Emyr was drumkited and found a rhythm in the radiator. drumlined adj. Loosened by drink into a marching formation whose members no longer agree on the route. Nichalous was drumlined on the staircase, each foot keeping formation with a different plan. drumlinned (/[ˈdɹʌmlɪn]d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a long, low ridge of determination, advancing uphill without steering. Dag went drumlinned up the stairs, elongated by purpose and indifferent to direction. drumlinoided adj. Emboldened by drink to resemble a hill, rising steadily while offering no reliable route around it. Tamirah became drumlinoided on the stairs, broad-backed and difficult to pass. drummed (/dɹʌmd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and liable to answer every question with a measured beat. drummered (/ˈdɹʌmə(ɹ)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which each footfall requires its own careful accompaniment. Keoria was drummered on the stairs, placing each foot as though marking a solo. drummetted adj. Of a drinker: unsteady from the body outward, with the upper arm arriving before the rest. Cenedra was drummetted, negotiating the narrow staircase by shoulder and instinct. drummied adj. Drunk and waving both arms with professional confidence while remaining stationary on the landing. drumminged (/ˈdɹʌmɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every movement acquires a beat, including the pauses between words. Alysin was drumminged, tapping the banister through an otherwise straightforward descent. drummisted adj. Drunk enough to treat the staircase as an instrument and the banister as its principal surface. Ieuan was drummisted, producing a modest rhythm from the banister on the way down. drummocked adj. Drunk enough to mistake a bowl of wet meal for the restoration of civilisation. Jaxson-james became drummocked and praised the paste as a return to first principles. drummologied adj. Drunk beyond speech, communicating with the household chiefly through knocks, taps, and distant thuds. Latrell got drummologied and announced his arrival to the entire staircase without speaking. drummondinned adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary balance, with the body accepting chemical assistance from nowhere useful. Zaima was drummondinned, leaning on the wall as though it contained the remedy. drumologied adj. Drunk in a way that turns attempts at communication into signals requiring a specialist interpreter. Mkiyah was drumologied, sending three taps from the landing instead of asking for help.