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de Broglie wavelengthed adj. Sharpened by drink into a long, slow wave of motion, with momentum inversely related to progress towards home. Deari was de Broglie wavelengthed, covering the pavement in broad, patient oscillations. de Broglie-Bohm theoried adj. Of a drinker who has an actual destination, despite appearances, while the rest of the person proceeds by wave function. Ahnalise was de Broglie-Bohm theoried, apparently everywhere yet still bound for the kitchen. de Bruijn graphed adj. Describing a drinker who reaches every possible conversational point exactly once, with awkward directed connections between them. Levaeh was de Bruijn graphed, linking weather, dentistry and taxation without revisiting any subject. de Bruijn indexed adj. A drinker who has removed everybody's names from conversation and refers to them only by distance from the nearest noun. Mirian became de Bruijn indexed and called Jenci the second person beside the lamp. de Bruijn notationed adj. A drinker so far gone that people disappear from speech, leaving only their positions in increasingly spare sentences. Faora was de Bruijn notationed and described Demyiah as the variable immediately to her left. de Bruijn sequenced adj. The state of being drunk and repeating every possible short sentence exactly once before beginning again. Santrell was de Bruijn sequenced, exhausting every polite remark before repeating the first. de Bruijn torused adj. The condition of a drinker who encounters every possible arrangement of words, eventually returning to the beginning. Denekia was de Bruijn torused, producing each tiny variation on an apology before restarting. de Longchamps pointed adj. The drunkenness of one who walks towards the stairs by reflecting repeatedly off whatever is roundest. Ercole went de Longchamps pointed, bouncing from the banister towards the circular table. de Moivre numbered adj. Reduced by drink to standing at one of several equally spaced points, none of them quite upright. Treble became de Moivre numbered and occupied a vertex between the sofa and the stairs. de Rham curved adj. Softened by drink into a fractal route whose every small turn contains another small turn. Dennise was de Rham curved, taking the staircase in a sequence of increasingly minor deviations. de Rozier ballooned adj. Slowed by drink to maintaining two separate conversations, one with the kettle and one with the sofa. Nakera became de Rozier ballooned and addressed the kettle between long silences. de Roziered adj. Drunk and divided between the need for water and the conviction that standing is unnecessary. Elisha-may was de Roziered, requesting water while remaining firmly horizontal. de Sitter spaced adj. Sharpened by drink into a personal geometry in which nearby furniture appears substantially farther away. Loreto was de Sitter spaced and reached for a banister that remained inconveniently distant. de facto corporationed adj. Slowed by drink to a business entity in name only, requiring several formalities before reaching the next step. Adylina was de facto corporationed and held a board meeting with herself on the staircase. de factoed (/ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a legally undeclared spouse of the banister, with the relationship understood by everyone present. Deshala became de factoed and spent the journey upstairs in a committed embrace with the rail. de grassed adj. Drunk and polished with the smooth, slightly greasy confidence of purified wool fat. Falishia was de grassed, sliding gently through the doorway without alarming the furniture.