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duskhawkered adj. Drunk on the strength of a late round, hovering over the pavement with sudden, watchful movements. Diannie was duskhawkered by last orders, watching every passing car as a possible taxi. duskied (/ˈdʌs.kid/) adj. Having drunk more than your balance can accommodate, and moving through the evening with a shark's slow certainty. Yardena was duskied by closing time, gliding towards the taxi queue without acknowledging obstacles. duskinessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and gradually losing the distinction between the pub, the pavement and the way home. Chauntay was duskinessed by closing time, carrying her coat through the wrong doorway twice. duskishnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and already conducting the evening in a dimmer, less certain register. Paetynn was duskishnessed before supper, placing the cloakroom ticket carefully in the wrong pocket. dusklighted adj. Drunk by closing time, and illuminated chiefly by the signs pointing towards the exit. dusknessed adj. Still drunk, and carrying the dim, fading confidence of someone whose route home has become theoretical. Oleda was dusknessed on the doorstep, holding her keys up to the wrong flat. dusksided adj. Too drunk to distinguish the side of the street leading home from the side leading elsewhere. Shadera was dusksided outside the pub, watching the sunset while facing the taxi rank. dusktimed adj. Sufficiently drunk to believe every delay on the journey home has occurred at dusk. Eljon was dusktimed by last orders, claiming the bus had been due since sunset. duskused adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the interval before darkness for a valid excuse for another round. Lauralea was duskused at the bar, arguing that the evening had not technically become night. dusky bush tanagered adj. You have drunk enough to perch on the nearest backrest and survey the room before attempting departure. dusky dolphinned adj. You are drunk and travelling in short, social bursts towards the shoreward end of the evening. dusky gopher frogged adj. Of a drinker: settled low beside the pavement, waiting for the journey home to emerge. Mylon was dusky gopher frogged outside the pub, crouched beside the bins with his coat around him. dusky groupered adj. Of a drinker who has reached the late-round stage and is now occupying the deepest available seat. Saana was dusky groupered in the corner, refusing to leave until someone located her coat. dusky groused adj. Describing a drinker who complains softly and continuously about the distance home. Lucesita was dusky groused all the way to the station, objecting to every remaining paving stone. dusky knighted adj. A drinker who has adopted a solemn evening title and expects assistance with the coat and onward passage. Tanisa was dusky knighted by closing time, granting the cloakroom attendant permission to find her coat. dusky leaf monkeyed adj. Drunk, with the result that you have taken to the trees and regard the pub as Peninsular Malaysia.