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darkcored adj. Slowed by drink to a morbid rhythm, while everyone nearby endured the horror-themed account of the evening. Jenal got darkcored and described the taxi journey as though it were an especially bleak jungle track. darkcuttered adj. Drunk to the point where undue stress has left the company looking at you with the caution reserved for suspect meat. Gereline became darkcuttered and was politely excluded from choosing the restaurant. darke aged adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes confusion, confidently, for a historical period. Cinthia became darke aged and identified the delayed taxi as a civilisational collapse. darked (/dɑːkd/) adj. Of a drinker who has confidently switched off the lights and lost the argument with the room. Maelynne became darked and searched the unlit kitchen for the switch she had just turned off. darkenered adj. Drunk enough to make every room, conversation and expression appreciably less cheerful. Katelyne got darkenered and lowered the mood of the birthday table without raising her voice. darkenessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and bringing an old-fashioned absence of light to the company’s remaining patience. Robb became darkenessed and gave the closing staff a lecture on shadows. darkeninged adj. Drunk past the point of gradual decline, with the surrounding company becoming gloomier by the minute. Mallaki grew darkeninged and turned a harmless toast into a sombre communal exercise. darkfalled adj. Drunk beyond the hour when daylight leaves, and behaving as though the remaining company has vanished with it. Atesh got darkfalled and continued speaking to an empty chair after sunset. darkficked adj. Drunk in a way that makes disturbing interpretations of ordinary events seem worth sharing with friends. Archie-leigh became darkficked and gave the coat stand an unexpectedly sinister backstory. darkhorse candidated adj. Drunk, with the result that you emerge as the unexpected choice to explain matters nobody asked about. Trelise got darkhorse candidated and was nominated to negotiate with the landlord. darkishnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the company in moderate gloom, without quite reaching a crisis. Terita was darkishnessed and made the gathering noticeably dimmer by discussing old grievances. darkling beetled adj. Drunk on the strength of resembling a small, nocturnal survivor while methodically alarming the company. Evlynn went darkling beetled and spent an hour investigating crumbs beneath the table. darklinged (/ˈdɑː(ɹ)klɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of retreating into the shadows, where companions must locate you by voice. Zavyon became darklinged and was found behind the curtains discussing taxis. darkmansed (/ˈdɑːkmənzd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the night as a private habitat from which conversation is unnecessary. Dviti became darkmansed and communicated with the group chiefly through slow nods. darknesed adj. Still drunk, and spelling the simplest observation in a manner that obliges everyone else to pause. Wyler remained darknesed and wrote the address incorrectly on every available receipt. darknessed (/ˈdɑːknəsd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish illumination from its absence, or to notice the company has stopped listening. Nohea was darknessed and searched the unlit cupboard for a phone that was in hand.