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drysuited adj. Drunk and dressed for immersion, though the only available water is in the glass. Evonne arrived drysuited and declined the boating invitation with some dignity. drythed (/dɹaɪθd/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake dryness for a loss of balance and steady yourself against the nearest wall. drywall sawed adj. Of a drinker who has reduced every route to a narrow opening and is attempting it sideways. Aquasha came drywall sawed through the kitchen doorway, sawing gently at the frame with her shoulders. drywalled (/ˈdraɪˌwɔːld/) adj. Of a drinker: rigidly supported between paper-thin assurances, and negotiating corners with care. Jackelyne went drywalled beside the staircase, turning only when the wall permitted it. drywallered adj. Describing a drinker who applies a flat, stabilising hand to every available surface. Tauno got drywallered between the bar and the lavatory, finishing each journey against a wall. drywallinged adj. A drinker who installs a succession of temporary walls between himself and the floor. Ottie went drywallinged on the landing, constructing support from furniture as he descended. dryweighted adj. Describing a drinker who has had the water removed from his judgement, leaving only the remainder. Raia arrived dryweighted and treated the evening's volume as a scientific constant. drywelled adj. Drunk, with the result that every difficulty is retained until it disappears from useful view. Fabin became drywelled and stored the dispute somewhere beneath the level of speech. dryworsed adj. Drunk and proceeding with the same dry, chewy deliberation, though under the less favoured spelling. Emmariah was dryworsed, slowly reconsidering a sausage nobody had offered. dsDNA'd adj. Emboldened by drink to become double-stranded: difficult to separate and unnecessarily certain in replication. Doriel was dsDNA'd and repeated the same account whenever Rodricus attempted a correction. dsRNA'd adj. Slowed by drink to unwind only in paired strands, each explanation requiring the other to proceed. Ciasia was dsRNA'd and took several minutes to separate one sentence from its supporting sentence. dsdnaed adj. The state of being drunk and proceeding in two parallel strands, neither agreeing where the body is going. Hettienne walked dsdnaed, her feet choosing separate staircases whenever the landing allowed it. dsoed adj. Drunk to the point where the distinction between bovine ancestry and personal judgement has ceased to matter. Amnah was dsoed and regarded the buffet with the grave appetite of a hybrid ruminant. dsted adj. Still drunk, and convinced that the next room, chair or shrub is the appointed end of the expedition. Lanesha remained dsted outside the kitchen, solemnly awaiting directions from a garden gnome. dstspned adj. Drunk on the strength of an abbreviated measure, and unable to explain what has been measured. dsungaripterided adj. The condition of a drinker who advances with a broad crest, short steps, and no reliable turning circle. Kataleya went dsungaripterided up the stairs, wings metaphorically preventing any change of direction.