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daggermanned adj. Softened by drink into a household guardian, posted beside the sofa with a glass of water. Bralynne got daggermanned and guarded the water jug from the comfort of the sofa. daggerpointed adj. Drunk by closing time, and liable to make the sharpest point of every remark. Albertina got daggerpointed and found a cutting edge in the barmaid's perfectly ordinary question. daggertooth pike congered adj. Too drunk to leave the pub in a straight line, and proceeding by eel-like persistence instead. Dervil came daggertooth pike congered through the snug, following the wall towards the taxi rank. daggertoothed adj. Still drunk, and grinning at the bar with a mouthful of opinions and very little tact. Gursharan was daggertoothed by closing time, smiling sharply at everyone near the fruit machine. daggeted adj. Sufficiently drunk to smell of old tar, singe the conversation, and cling to the bar. Tehani was daggeted after the bitter and had acquired a distinctly medicinal presence. dagginessed adj. Having drunk enough to regard unfashionable clothing as formal evening wear, and to defend it. Zakria arrived dagginessed in a jacket the landlord had last seen in a charity shop window. daggingsed adj. Having drunk more than a sheep's worth of the evening, with the conversation hanging in matted strands. Marizol became daggingsed and left each story dangling untidily beside the previous one. daggle-tailed adj. You have drunk enough to trail untidily from one conversation to the next, collecting crumbs and gossip. Cheris went daggle-tailed from the bar to the darts board, gathering gossip at every stop. daglocked (/ˈdæɡlɒkd/) adj. You are drunk and clotted with the evening's small embarrassments. Bellami got daglocked beside the fruit machine, unable to separate one mishap from another. dagmared (/ˈdæɡmɑː(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker: projecting forward with obsolete confidence, as though the bumper were fitted for it. Elzadie was dagmared at the bar, advancing upon each round with remarkable mid-century confidence. dagobaed adj. Describing a drinker who has settled into a rounded, immovable state of quiet devotion. Khevin was dagobaed in the corner, contemplating his empty glass with stupa-like patience. dagobahed adj. A drinker who has become a small, solemn landmark in the pub and is no longer relocating. Myeisha was dagobahed beside the fruit machine, and the regulars began giving directions by her position. dagswained adj. A drinker so far gone that every garment has become coarse, warm, and faintly woolly in outlook. Cyrita was dagswained in the snug, wrapped in her coat and impervious to suggestions of home. daguerreotyped (/dəˈɡɛɹ.(ɪ.)əʊˌtaɪpd/) adj. The state of being drunk and fixed in one silvered expression while the evening takes a very long exposure. Dundre sat daguerreotyped beneath the optics, preserving the same solemn look for half an hour. daguerreotypered adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps exposing everyone to the same flash of attention. Zebidiah went daguerreotypered and photographed the pudding with his phone before eating it. daguerreotypied adj. Softened by drink into a reflective surface on which the whole pub leaves a lasting impression. Excel got daguerreotypied beside the mirror, absorbing the room without contributing much to it.