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dead zoned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become socially lifeless, leaving companions to converse around the vacancy. Maloni was dead zoned by midnight, while Zerenity continued the conversation beside her. dead's parted adj. Softened by drink into surrendering the evening's remaining property to whoever is still willing to manage you. Azul became dead's parted and offered Kimoralee the keys, coat, and last word. dead-air spaced adj. Sharpened by drink into a sealed conversational cavity through which no sensible remark can pass. Nyelli went dead-air spaced during Scarlytt's story, leaving the room to supply its own responses. dead-ball eraed adj. Still drunk, and scoring little, with no home runs to speak of. Graylen was still dead-ball eraed, treating the quiet innings as a sound policy. dead-beated adj. Emboldened by drink to depend openly on other people and call it an arrangement. Tahje was dead-beated and asked Kwanita to settle the bill without embarrassment. dead-blowed adj. Drunk enough to strike once, with no noticeable rebound or second attempt. Deveah was dead-blowed, placing each object down with the finality of a workshop tool. dead-cat bounced adj. Describing a drinker who briefly revives, then confidently resumes the same downward course. Rizal went dead-cat bounced after a sandwich and announced that the evening was back under control. dead-centered adj. Too drunk to distinguish the exact centre from anywhere immediately around it. Evelyse stood dead-centered in the doorway, having selected the precise middle by accident. dead-clothesed adj. Having drunk enough to regard burial garments as suitable evening wear. Annule arrived dead-clothesed, dressed for an occasion nobody else had scheduled. dead-ended (/ˈdɛdɛndd/) adj. Having drunk more than enough to find every route home without an exit. Ulissa was dead-ended at the end of the corridor, despite having entered from there. dead-endered adj. You are drunk and have acquired no prospects beyond the next available chair. Ziomara was dead-endered by ten, with the sofa representing her remaining prospects. dead-eye Dicked adj. Of a drinker who has missed nothing, except the glass placed directly before him. Nerva was dead-eye Dicked, hitting every conversational target and missing his drink. dead-eyed adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose gaze passes through every handhold without securing one. Timeisha went dead-eyed at the stairwell, looking directly at the rail and missing it twice. dead-handednessed adj. Describing a drinker who handles every glass with the confidence of someone wearing mittens. Priscella was dead-handednessed and needed both hands for the smallest tumbler. dead-heartednessed adj. Drunk, with the result that warmth leaves the torso while the feet continue making separate arrangements. Jugaadh was dead-heartednessed on the stairs, emotionally steady and physically independent of instruction. dead-legged adj. Drunk past the point of trusting one thigh, and therefore committed to the nearest sofa. Lorel became dead-legged in the hallway and requested that the glass of water come nearer.