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dalla-dallaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every journey collective, improvised and rather poorly routed. Addysyn became dalla-dallaed and collected passengers for a trip to the wrong street. dalled (/dɑːld/) adj. Of a drinker who has become convinced that every incised tile records a personal slight. Mahana grew dalled and inspected the bathroom tiles for hostile inscriptions. dallianced (/ˈdalɪənsd/) adj. You are drunk and treating every pleasant exchange as a promising negotiation. Onassis was dallianced, offering a stranger half the contents of the fruit bowl. dalliaunced adj. Of a drinker: confidently mistaking a passing flirtation for a plan requiring immediate arrangements. Bulent grew dalliaunced and reserved a table for two without knowing the other person’s name. dallied (/ˈdælid/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the sofa requires several careful wraps before you can leave it. Garlyn spent ten minutes securing himself to the sofa, thoroughly dallied. dalliered adj. Of a drinker who has postponed the sensible choice until every available choice is inconvenient. Santina became dalliered and delayed ordering a taxi until the station had closed. dallisgrassed adj. Describing a drinker who spreads across the room in persistent tufts, obstructing every straightforward passage. Roston was dallisgrassed, occupying three patches of carpet while directing traffic between them. dallolled adj. A drinker who follows a winding course through the evening, confidently ignoring every direct route. Nonia went dallolled through the buffet queue and emerged beside the coat rack. dalloped adj. A drinker so far gone that each unploughed patch appears an intentional stopping-place. Seager became dalloped and settled on successive pieces of grass during the walk home. dallyinged adj. Drunk to the extent of turning the kitchen clean-up into an agreeable postponement. Kendred got dallyinged and left the plates soaking until breakfast. dalmanellidined adj. Drunk on the strength of a shell-like certainty that the sofa will support you indefinitely. Myrick sat rigidly on the sofa, dalmanellidined, while the kettle boiled dry. dalmanelloided adj. Drunk since last orders, and difficult to place accurately between the kitchen and the sofa. Nattalee was dalmanelloided, stranded between the kettle and the sitting room. dalmanitided adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving across the carpet in distinct, armoured sections. Daiven crossed the sitting room dalmanitided, pausing between sofa cushions. dalmatianed adj. Sharpened by drink into seeing contrasts everywhere and acting on each one. Latham was dalmatianed and treated every patch of shadow as a separate doorway. dalmaticaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make a wide-sleeved dressing gown the evening's principal garment. Marquavious became dalmaticaed and conducted supper from the sofa. dalmaticked (/dalˈmatɪkd/) adj. Still drunk, and requiring the sofa to provide sleeves, dignity and most of the support. Aghiles remained dalmaticked on the sofa, wrapped in a dressing gown until noon.