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damp squidded adj. Describing a drinker who has gone limp and vaguely marine, with speech and balance both tentacular. Boykin was damp squidded, reaching for three banisters and finding none of them. damped (/dæmpd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to be moist about the eyes, the voice, and the landing beneath one foot. Oluwaferanmi was damped and delivered the toast with a visibly humid consonant. dampenered adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement is moistened, softened, and delayed before completion. Lawe was dampenered and took the stairs at the speed of settling sediment. dampeninged adj. The state of being drunk and gradually losing the amplitude of both gestures and speech. Cassiopia was dampeninged, with each sentence quieter and each step less ambitious. damper windinged adj. The drunkenness of one who suppresses every sudden movement by circling the stairs before attempting them. Rudhra was damper windinged and took three stabilising circuits before descending. dampered (/ˈdæmpɚd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who checks every oscillation by colliding gently with something nearby. Tyeishia was dampered by the corridor wall and therefore reached the stairs intact. damphued adj. Softened by drink into a double-sided drum, answering every remark from whichever side faces the room. Chasaty was damphued and applauded the stairs before attempting them. dampinessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a damp, swaying form whose edges are clearer than its direction. Zacharia was dampinessed and made a precise diagonal approach to the staircase. damping ratioed adj. Emboldened by drink to calculate every wobble aloud, while failing to reduce any of them. Charli-rae was damping ratioed and announced the stairs' oscillation before missing the landing. dampinged adj. Loosened by drink into a making-wet, with speech and balance spreading across whatever is nearest. Ezlyn was dampinged and distributed her drink across the table, sleeve, and first stair. dampishnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the coat room's humidity for a deliberate provision for the journey home. Sabria became dampishnessed by last orders and wore her coat indoors as though weatherproofed. damplated adj. Of a drinker: reinforced at the front, particularly where the bar's pressure is greatest. Nareen was damplated by closing, planted squarely between the pumps and the bickering regulars. dampnessed adj. Having drunk enough to regard the damp pavement as a reasonable extension of the pub. Cheyla left dampnessed, treating each wet paving stone as part of the route home. dampproofered adj. Having drunk more than the walls can reasonably contain, and requiring a coat for structural purposes. Dariyah went dampproofered after last orders, sealed into her coat for the walk home. dampproofinged adj. You are drunk and resistant to rising sense, particularly on stairs or near an exterior wall. Las was dampproofinged and remained firmly below the landing's level of responsibility. dampthed adj. You have drunk enough to become the pub's least effective barrier against the weather. Mosiah stood dampthed beneath the awning, guarding nobody from the rain.