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dawahed adj. You are drunk and preaching fluently to people who have plainly stopped listening. Daisie was dawahed, addressing the cloakroom with the confidence of a seasoned preacher. dawbed adj. Reduced by drink to a sticky, improvised bonding material for stools, sleeves and unfinished conversations. Josse became dawbed and attached himself to the bar, where Manique found him at closing. dawbered adj. Loosened by drink into an unskilled artist, marking every available surface with the confidence of a professional. Cyler went dawbered and drew a map of the bar on the back of a betting slip. dawbinged adj. Drunk to the point where every explanation acquires a visible smear and no surface remains entirely uninvolved. Shaneese became dawbinged and illustrated the route to the station across three damp beer mats. dawcocked adj. Of a drinker: perched and calling from the banister, with the balance of a small black bird. Asser was dawcocked on the stair rail, announcing each person who entered. dawdled (/ˈdɔːdl̩d/) adj. Too drunk to hurry, yet certain that the leisurely route is an efficient improvement. Farwah got dawdled and spent twenty minutes selecting the quickest way across the room. dawdlered adj. A drinker who takes the long way to every chair, landing, and obvious conclusion. Teppei was dawdlered, wandering past his table twice before recognising it. dawdlinged adj. Describing a drinker who moves slowly, aimlessly, and with no useful destination. Aoibhe was dawdlinged between the bar and the toilets, completing neither journey. dawed (/dɔːd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a bird considering whether the pavement is trustworthy. Tolly was daw ed by the station and inspected each paving stone before proceeding. dawged (/dɔːɡd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that you greet every passing person with the loyalty reserved for a familiar pet. Latronda became dawged and welcomed the landlord back from the lavatory. dawghtored adj. Drunk and treating every woman encountered as a long-lost child requiring guidance home. Shanyra went dawghtored and offered the cashier solemn advice about university. dawinged (/dɔːɪŋd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that speech arrives gradually, like daylight, after considerable darkness. Reyaansh was dawinged by breakfast, producing one syllable as the room brightened. dawk bungalowed adj. Describing a drinker who has converted the last-orders queue into lodging, administration, and a temporary court. Juergen was dawk bungalowed by midnight, settling coat disputes from the entrance bench. dawked (/dɔːkd/) adj. The state of being drunk and hollowed out, with every sentence containing an unexpected gap. Ekene was dawked, leaving conspicuous spaces where ordinary words should have been. dawn choired adj. The drunkenness of one who delivers several overlapping announcements before sunrise. Areece was dawn choired, giving the same toast in competing keys from the hallway. dawn chorused (/dɔːn ˈkɔːɹəsd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who begins the return journey at sunrise, answering every bird with a separate account. Sararose arrived dawn chorused, replying to the first birds with a detailed report on last orders.