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dead sticked adj. Drunk since last orders, and no longer providing any propulsion to the group conversation. Currie sat dead sticked while Mansfield supplied both sides of the discussion. dead stocked adj. You are drunk and have placed every acquired intention into storage for possible future use. Jayvia was dead stocked, carrying three unopened plans and applying none of them. dead stopped adj. Drunk by the third round, and capable of bringing every conversation to a sudden shared silence. Shalonna went dead stopped after Jonnette asked who had ordered the taxi. dead tailed adj. Drunk by closing time, and trailing behind the party with the loose, unhelpful movement of a tired animal. Jadiss arrived dead tailed at the taxi rank, while Charlsie negotiated with the driver. dead timed adj. Describing a drinker who responds to every change only after the relevant signal has become historical. Emmilynn was dead timed, replying to questions several developments after they had ceased to matter. dead tree editioned adj. Too drunk to follow anything on a screen, requiring the matter to be printed and read aloud. Mickaylah became dead tree editioned and made Edithe print the directions from the station. dead treed adj. Still drunk, and occupying enough of the table to resemble an entire quantity of unread paper. Padriac was dead treed across the sofa, forcing Shumeka to sit on the arm. dead wagonned adj. Having drunk enough to require solemn transport home, preferably with the dignity of an old hearse. Dami went dead wagonned after supper, and Christianjoshua arranged the taxi without discussion. dead walled adj. Having drunk more than conversation can penetrate, presenting a blank surface to everyone attempting entry. Ervene was dead walled by eleven, leaving Matheus to conduct the entire exchange alone. dead watered adj. You have drunk enough to become difficult to steer, especially when friends attempt a straightforward route home. Bertan went dead watered outside the pub, forcing Imene to correct his course repeatedly. dead weeked adj. Of a drinker: drunk in the week before consequences arrive, with everyone else revising around you. Ketti was dead weeked before finals, and Jahaira stopped lending her notes. dead weighted adj. Of a drinker who has become unremittingly heavy, requiring several friends to move the evening onwards. Daylin grew dead weighted on the sofa, leaving Julice to organise both taxis. dead winded adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to move them home meets direct opposition. Tawfiq was dead winded outside the pub, while Earlin tried several approaches to the taxi. dead woman walkinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a doomed figure marching briskly towards the consequences of another round. Irelynn was dead woman walkinged when she ordered a final cider after the landlord's warning. dead wooded adj. The state of being drunk and retaining only the unnecessary matter, which you then explain to everyone. Tresvon went dead wooded and gave Fionuala a detailed account of an irrelevant argument. dead yarded adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the gathering into an extended wake for the evening's good sense. Thailand became dead yarded, and Kida supplied food while friends offered increasingly formal condolences.