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drumrolled adj. Softened by drink into a continuous, low-level preamble to nothing. Trevohn was drumrolled and took several minutes to ask for water. drumseted adj. Loosened by drink into a collection of coordinated parts with no central purpose. drumskinned adj. Drunk, with the result that the body is taut, resonant, and liable to sound when it meets furniture. Eraina was drumskinned, making a hollow report against the stair rail. drumsladed (/ˈdɹʌmsleɪdd/) adj. A drinker who keeps time on every table while waiting for the next round. Zianna was drumsladed by last orders, tapping the bar as though summoning another round. drumstepped adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home acquires a heavy, irregular soundtrack. Osco came drumstepped from the pub, stamping each pavement slab to a private bassline. drumstered adj. The state of being drunk and treating the coat check as an improvised percussion section. Nicolaus became drumstered while waiting for his coat, providing rhythm against the cloakroom door. drumstick treed adj. Reduced by drink to a tropical tree, putting out thin branches wherever the journey home permits. Sonika stood drumstick treed beside the taxi rank, arms extending towards every passing coat. drumsticked adj. The drunkenness of one who uses every available stick to keep the evening in time. Lekeith grew drumsticked, conducting the final orders with a straw and a breadstick. drunchiesed (/ˈdɹʌnt͡ʃizd/) adj. Softened by drink into an unquestioning hunger for whatever remains behind the bar. Janien was drunchiesed after last orders and regarded the crisps as a complete supper. drungared adj. Sharpened by drink into a commander of the departing party, issuing orders for taxis and coats. Adallyn became drungared at closing time, assigning everyone a vehicle and a route home. drungaried adj. Loosened by drink into a commander whose fleet has dispersed before reaching the taxi rank. drunk drivered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person searching for the correct side of the pavement. Yuzuki was drunk drivered on the walk home, taking each corner as though it required a licence. drunk drivinged adj. The condition of a drinker who is moving through the evening at full speed with nothing resembling reliable navigation. Altaira came home drunk drivinged, having taken three wrong turnings she described as scenic decisions. drunk tanked adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes somewhere contained and official-feeling, unsure exactly how the arrangement came about. Roko spent the end of the evening drunk tanked in the hotel lobby, which he had accepted as appropriate. drunk texted adj. Reduced by drink to sending a running commentary of the evening to people who had not asked for one and cannot respond quickly enough. Kausar was drunk texted beyond recovery, sending seventeen messages before the bus reached the second stop. drunk-drivinged adj. Of a drinker: taking the long way home because every shorter route has acquired an audience. Nachole was drunk-drivinged, leading Teana past the same closed bakery twice.