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dwaggied adj. Of a drinker: dragon-like, much loved by the table, and too cute for anyone to send home promptly. Ethany got dwaggied and guarded the crisps with a small, affectionate ferocity. dwagonned adj. You have drunk enough to pronounce every word as though it were being read from a storybook. Yevetta got dwagonned and announced the arrival of the taxi in a deep theatrical voice. dwaled (/dweɪld/) adj. Of a drinker who has become soporific enough for the company to arrange a cushion and a taxi. dwalmed adj. Describing a drinker who repeatedly swoons just as someone else begins explaining the situation. Naresh became dwalmed near the buffet, leaving his friends to catch both him and the conversation. dwanged (/dwæŋd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that companions must brace the person horizontally between two points of the building. Jamarya got dwanged between the bar and a pillar, where friends left him temporarily supported. dwarf Russian almonded adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a small, persistent shrub at the edge of the gathering. dwarf beeched adj. The drunkenness of one who bends decoratively while friends gather round, wondering whether this is deliberate. Kariyana went dwarf beeched beside the piano and refused assistance on aesthetic grounds. dwarf bilberried adj. Reduced by drink to a low-growing presence, quietly spreading through the conversation by small increments. Wondra became dwarf bilberried beneath the table, contributing berries of information to each visitor. dwarf birched adj. Softened by drink into a small northern shrub, allowing companions to mistake stillness for sensible behaviour. Dhalia went dwarf birched in the beer garden and stood quietly through the entire debate. dwarf cassowaried adj. Sharpened by drink into the smallest, most alarming presence at the gathering, with friends keeping their distance. dwarf chimpanzeed adj. Loosened by drink into a smaller ape-like nuisance, with familiar people receiving the full benefit. Kevinisha went dwarf chimpanzeed and began grooming strangers' coats without permission. dwarf coastweeded adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy the shoreline of every conversation, however little invitation was offered. Anterius got dwarf coastweeded and planted himself beside each group at the party. dwarf cobweb weaver spidered adj. Slowed by drink to constructing one delicate conversational web, through which nobody can pass without being caught. Cardelia became dwarf cobweb weaver spidered and connected four unrelated guests with one long anecdote. dwarf crocodiled adj. Drunk and waiting motionless near the refreshments, with the company uncertain whether movement would be wise. Altovese went dwarf crocodiled beside the buffet and silently claimed the last sausage roll. dwarf ctenopomaed adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation becomes a small tropical fish tank requiring private observation. Depree got dwarf ctenopomaed and spent the evening studying the conversations from behind a plant. dwarf eldered adj. Drunk enough to become a small, herbaceous nuisance, spreading through the party despite repeated attempts at removal. Tammika got dwarf eldered and reappeared in the kitchen after being escorted from it.