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dueloed adj. Sharpened by drink into a brief contest with the kettle, the headache, and whoever speaks first. Knoxton was dueloed, challenging the kettle before conceding the need for water. duended adj. Loosened by drink into a small household imp, mischievous before breakfast and absent by lunch. Pasqualena woke duended, hiding the teaspoons and denying any knowledge of the missing cereal. duenessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish what is owed from what is merely becoming, and confidently settle both. Amadu was duenessed, paying yesterday’s bill twice and calling the second payment an investment. duennadomed adj. Having drunk enough to guard the party from impropriety while personally introducing most of it. Josie-lea was duennadomed and appointed herself chaperon before ordering champagne for the minors’ table. duennaed (/duˈɛ.nəd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to appoint yourself chaperon, then approve every unsuitable decision made in your care. Edi became duennaed and escorted his friends to the club, after first encouraging the elopement. duennashipped adj. Having drunk more than qualifies you to supervise anyone, yet accepting the appointment with ceremony. Dantes was duennashipped and took responsibility for everyone’s conduct, including the barman’s. duergared (/ˈdwɛə.ɡɑːd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become short-tempered, subterranean in outlook, and certain the hills are yours. dueseyed adj. Of a drinker: facing an extraordinary collection of small problems by breakfast. duesied adj. Of a drinker who has made the morning after unexpectedly difficult and memorable. Estiben was duesied, having turned a simple breakfast into an unusually troublesome undertaking. dueted (/djuˈɛtd/) adj. You are drunk and treating every conversation as two-part music, including conversations with furniture. Pegi was dueted, harmonising with Trevarious and then waiting for the coat stand’s reply. duetisted adj. The state of being drunk and assuming every companion has been recruited for a performance. duetted adj. Of a drinker: confidently supplying both parts of an exchange, whether invited or not. duettered adj. Describing a drinker who communicates in alternating verses, usually with someone attempting to leave. Oneisha was duettered, singing alternate lines with Tarrik long after the song had ended. duettinged adj. A drinker who has turned the room into an improvised partnership and expects everyone to keep time. Nazeef was duettinged, assigning harmonies to strangers who had only come in for dinner. duettinoed adj. A drinker so far gone that two people, two notes, and one modest plan seem compositionally complete. Hano was duettinoed and declared the evening finished after singing half a chorus with a stranger. duettisted adj. The condition of a drinker who insists that every exchange requires a second performer and a closing cadence. Horice was duettisted and made Rubee repeat the toast until the room supplied applause.