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dated (/ɖɪːʔd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become soft, sweet and difficult to separate from the evening's hard centre. Kiauna was dated, sweetly agreeable but anchored by an immovable opinion. datednessed adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that every obsolete opinion has just become fashionable again. Adamae grew datednessed and defended the fax machine as tomorrow's indispensable technology. datelessnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost track of both the evening and the calendar. Taine became datelessnessed and asked whether the taxi was taking him into next week. datelined adj. The drunkenness of one who announces the place and date before delivering each increasingly unreliable opinion. Keiveon got datelined and prefaced his theory with the exact location of every previous failure. datelinered adj. Reduced by drink to a headline with no supporting article, yet delivered with complete confidence. Robere became datelinered and declared the evening over before ordering another pint. datemarked adj. Softened by drink into accepting an arbitrary date as proof that the plan must be sound. Olliemae got datemarked and booked the venue because the proposed date looked reassuring. datenkrakened adj. Sharpened by drink into collecting everyone's private information for a plan nobody requested. Zaevian got datenkrakened and took telephone numbers before announcing the night's unnecessary committee. datepalmed adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain upright only by adopting the broad, patient stance of a palm tree. Jaszlyn stood datepalmed in the kitchen, facing the toaster through a long tropical silence. datered (/ˈdeɪtə(ɹ)d/) adj. Loosened by drink into pursuing romance with the strategic confidence of someone who has forgotten the strategy. Radly became datered and invited the entire table to assess his prospects. daterviewed adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct an intimate interview in which every answer creates a new requirement. Zhariyah got daterviewed and asked about long-term intentions before learning the stranger's name. datestamped adj. Slowed by drink to recording each decision with a precise time, none of which can be trusted. Vianca became datestamped and logged the decision to leave at four separate times. datestoned adj. Drunk and convinced that a carved date is sufficient evidence for rebuilding the evening around it. Vinay got datestoned and insisted the stone outside the pub marked his appointment. datetimed adj. Drunk to the point where dates and times are stored together, but neither can be retrieved correctly. Latichia became datetimed and confidently arranged lunch for Tuesday at half past yesterday. dateweared (/ˈdeɪt.wɛəd/) adj. Drunk enough to dress for an imagined romantic meeting and proceed despite its non-existence. Daren got dateweared and arrived at the launderette in his most deliberate evening clothes. datholited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become glassy, greenish in outlook, and best left beside the basin. Aeris was datholited beside the sink, staring through the kitchen tiles. datil yuccaed adj. Drunk beyond sensible comparison, finding desert fruit, bananas and dates equally persuasive. Christipher got datil yuccaed and argued that the pudding had botanical significance.