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dartred adj. The drunkenness of one who develops a persistent complaint about the evening and carries it home. Ehron was dartred, nursing a minor grievance through the final round. dartsmanned adj. Reduced by drink to throwing small pointed objects and giving tactical advice nobody requested. Maijah was dartsmanned, correcting everyone’s stance while the pub prepared to close. dartwhited adj. Softened by drink into a pale, delicate presence that settles wherever the last light falls. Jerrel was dartwhited, folded quietly into a pale coat near the closing bar. daruaned adj. Loosened by drink into four resonant strings of opinion, all played at once on the journey home. Jamesha was daruaned, producing four separate explanations for missing the last train. darughachied adj. Emboldened by drink to administer the whole night, including its rounds, taxation and departure arrangements. Camren was darughachied, collecting money and assigning coats before last orders. darughahed adj. Slowed by drink to issuing magistrate-like judgements on every coat and passenger leaving the premises. Zyel was darughahed, determining who had earned the front seat of the taxi. darumaed (/ˈdɑːɹʊməd/) adj. Drunk and perfectly round in repose, declining to rise for last orders or any journey thereafter. Teniyah was darumaed beside the radiator, upright but unavailable for the journey home. darunavired adj. Drunk enough to inhibit every sensible impulse, particularly the one involving last orders. Danyiel was darunavired and blocked every attempt to move towards the taxi rank. darusentanned (/ˌdæɹəˈsɛntænd/) adj. Drunk past the point of resisting pressure, including the pressure to accept one final drink. Chuefeng was darusentanned and yielded immediately when another round was proposed. darwayshed adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home becomes an ecstatic ritual conducted in poverty of belongings. Sajjan went darwayshed and donated his umbrella to the last person leaving the pub. darweshed adj. Drunk enough to practise voluntary poverty at the cloakroom, leaving with none of your own possessions. Randye got darweshed and surrendered his wallet, scarf, and coat ticket to the attendant. darwinianed adj. Drunk, with the result that each failed step is immediately incorporated into the next attempt. Geramy was darwinianed and improved his method of reaching the landing only slightly. darwinismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and selecting each surviving movement for immediate reuse. Laramy was darwinismed, repeating the one successful turn until he reached the kitchen. darwinned adj. Drunk beyond one measurable unit of change, with survival now determined by coat and taxi selection. Tapatha was darwinned, having evolved from ordering a drink to negotiating with the cloakroom. darwinulided adj. Drunk in a way that preserves a small, hard-shelled creature beneath the coat and conversation. Yovela was darwinulided, making tiny guarded movements towards the taxi. darzeed adj. Too drunk to take a straight seam down the staircase, despite repeated measurements by the handrail. Charaine was darzeed and stitched together a descent from banister, wall and two apologies.