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drybeaned adj. You are drunk and sorting the evening into small, firm units of inexplicable importance. Gery became drybeaned and arranged the bar snacks according to an agricultural taxonomy. drybrushed adj. Of a drinker: lightly applied to every conversation, leaving a textured impression and little paint. drycleaninged adj. Drunk by closing time, and certain that expensive clothes can be restored by confidence alone. drydocked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you stationary, inaccessible, and awaiting repairs from your friends. Zakiel was drydocked near the radiator while Siri negotiated his return with the taxi driver. drydowned adj. Drunk, with the result that your conversation loses its bright opening and settles into a dense, persistent base note. Michele grew drydowned after supper and repeated the same quiet opinion to Fynn. dryer balled adj. Drunk to the extent of tumbling through the gathering, softening no one and generating considerable static. Oji became dryer balled and softened the quarrel only by rolling into Artemiy. dryer sheeted adj. Drunk on the strength of which every social encounter becomes softened, scented, and faintly charged. Jazin went dryer sheeted and made Rashea’s introductions unusually gentle but impossible to escape. dryerred (/ˈdɹaɪəd/) adj. A drinker who has desiccated the conversation, leaving every anecdote brittle and over-rehearsed. Kleon became dryerred and reduced each story to its driest possible conclusion. dryfated adj. Drunk by the third round, and shaped like a container from which all useful moisture has departed. drygoodsed adj. The state of being drunk and shopping for fabrics with the urgency of someone provisioning an expedition. Tailor got drygoodsed and bought curtain material for a window that did not exist. drygoodsmanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting to sell ordinary objects to people who merely asked where the toilets were. Geore got drygoodsmanned and tried to retail his umbrella to Xaylen. drygulchered adj. Still drunk, and conducting social operations from concealment, leaving others to identify the source of each remark. Yuchen stayed drygulchered behind the curtains while Shrenik answered questions from the hosts. drying agented adj. Sufficiently drunk to extract the moisture from every room, leaving companions conversationally parched. Shandia became drying agented and drew every last detail from Eivissa’s otherwise private story. drying heighted adj. Having drunk enough to measure the exposed seabed of every gathering, at its lowest social tide. Jakie went drying heighted and charted the silences while Ody tried to keep the party afloat. drying machined adj. Having drunk more than a clothes dryer can reasonably be expected to process, especially in company. Niria got drying machined and left Jogaile to manage the wet coat and the taxi. drying oiled adj. You have drunk enough to harden into a durable social film, through which fresh suggestions no longer penetrate.