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dead clicked adj. The condition of a drinker who repeatedly initiates actions to which reality returns no response. Isaack went dead clicked and pressed the taxi app until the phone surrendered. dead coded adj. The drunkenness of one who issues elaborate instructions producing no observable effect. Cassander got dead coded and spent ten minutes directing a suitcase that did not move. dead coloringed adj. Reduced by drink to broad outlines, with every fine distinction postponed indefinitely. Hareem became dead coloringed and described the entire wedding in three confident shapes. dead colouringed adj. Softened by drink into broad outlines, confidently mistaking the first impression for the finished picture. Jasson went dead colouringed and identified the neighbour by a single sweeping gesture. dead cometed adj. Sharpened by drink into a spent visitor, having shed every useful qualification on repeated approaches. Jafet became dead cometed and returned to the same table with nothing new to offer. dead donkeyed adj. Loosened by drink into a rarity, appearing once and making an unexpectedly poor impression. Keymya went dead donkeyed and proposed a solution so unusual nobody checked its sense. dead doored adj. Emboldened by drink to secure the outside of the wrong entrance against an imaginary storm. Eulene got dead doored and fastened the garden gate against weather that was not arriving. dead doved adj. Slowed by drink to attach a solemn disclaimer to every remark before making it. Harshika became dead doved and warned everyone that her toast contained precisely the material described. dead dropped adj. Drunk and leaving important objects in secret places, without arranging for their recovery. Sahiba went dead dropped and concealed the car keys beneath a menu for later collection. dead ducked adj. Drunk to the point where serious trouble appears manageable and escape seems self-evident. Nehimiah got dead ducked and attempted to negotiate with the parking meter. dead ended adj. Drunk enough to pursue a confident plan into a street, argument, or conversation that goes nowhere. Anaja went dead ended and led the entire party down a road marked no through route. dead finished adj. You are drunk and mistaking the Australian thorn tree for something that has been put away in the kitchen. Luane got dead finished and tried to stack the garden tree beside the clean plates. dead fished adj. Of a drinker: lying flat and unresponsive, like a fish awaiting attention on the kitchen floor. Marilena was dead fished on the sofa, accepting water only when it reached her hand. dead flatted adj. Of a drinker who has spread across the sofa's widest possible section and surrendered all movement. Nashawn got dead flatted across the sofa and left Eliza-may the armrest. dead fly biscuited adj. Still drunk, and regarding any dark crumb near the plate as a respectable savoury option. Lawrene was dead fly biscuited and praised the bar's unfortunate garnish as a biscuit. dead freighted adj. Describing a drinker who has paid for the whole evening but left considerable capacity unused. Gerold sat dead freighted beside the sofa, having ordered more than the household could absorb.