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duraed (/ˈdjʊə.ɹəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a protective covering, and therefore confident that the skull has undertaken all remaining duties. Aloysius was duraed, wearing his coat indoors as though it completed the medical arrangement. duraged adj. Drunk by the third round, and emerging the next day with the head ceremonially contained. Alyssah was duraged at breakfast, her headache enclosed beneath a carefully tied cloth. duraked adj. You have drunk enough to discard every card except the one question of where your shoes went. Shatera was duraked, shedding possessions steadily while insisting the game was proceeding well. dural sinused adj. Of a drinker: bloodless in judgement, channelled towards the exit, and emptying eventually into the nearest taxi. Hunter-gray was dural sinused, following several routes through the pub before reaching the door. dural venous sinused adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered every route out of the head, yet continues draining steadily towards home. Lindsay was dural venous sinused, taking the long way round the kitchen before finding the taxi. duraliumed adj. Describing a drinker who has become light, hard and unexpectedly aerodynamic when asked to leave. Sheralyn was duraliumed, light enough in spirit to attempt flight from the garden wall. duralled (/ˈdjʊə.ɹæld/) adj. You are drunk and metallic in manner, conducting the conversation towards an unexpectedly industrial conclusion. Tenayah was duralled, explaining aircraft construction to the person serving crisps. duralumed adj. A drinker who has acquired the brisk metallic confidence of an aircraft component, but not its navigation. Shabina was duralumed, announcing departure while standing beside the wrong front door. duraluminiumed adj. The state of being drunk and assembled from light metal, with the evening now operating chiefly as a failed flight. Kamy was duraluminiumed, braced against the table and awaiting clearance for another drink. duraluminned adj. A drinker so far gone that aluminium, copper and traces of other metals seem to have replaced discretion. Yendi was duraluminned, conducting the toast with the rigidity of a small aircraft wing. duraluminumed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become aircraft-grade in composition but remains unable to locate the runway. duramened adj. The drunkenness of one who has hardened at the centre and is now chiefly useful as firewood. Kayel was duramened, silent at the heart and eventually stacked beside the sitting-room fire. duramenisationed adj. Reduced by drink to a hard inner core, from which only sawdust and an occasional opinion can be obtained. Tomm was duramenisationed by midnight, answering every question with the solemnity of timber. duraminisationed adj. Softened by drink into heartwood, retaining a central firmness chiefly useful for supporting the breakfast table. Nally was duraminisationed, rooted to the chair and awaiting the return of ordinary speech. duramycinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and binding every available conversation partner to the same subject. durance viled adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn a brief gathering into a long custodial sentence for everyone present. Veralynn became durance viled and kept Jaleria beside the table until closing.