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deadied adj. Still drunk, and treating the morning's first clear thought as a respectable gin. Siraaj was deadied at nine, asking whether the coffee could be made more medicinal. deadishnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who is slightly lifeless, and has begun treating the coat stand as a resting place. Famie became deadishnessed before last orders and required gentle directions towards the taxi rank. deaditored (/ˈdɛd.ɪ.təd/) adj. Reduced by drink to editing memorial pages while waiting for the next round to arrive. Earl became deaditored between rounds, correcting a date on the pub's biography page. deadjectivaled adj. Softened by drink into describing every coat, taxi and doorway with an adjective. Floralie got deadjectivaled and called the departing taxi remarkably yellow. deadlanded adj. Sharpened by drink into a barren stretch of pavement on which no taxi appears. Eric-stefan stood deadlanded outside the pub, regarding the empty taxi rank. deadlatched adj. Loosened by drink into testing every locked door on the route home, without finding the handle. Kennedi went deadlatched after last orders and tried the staff entrance twice. deadleged adj. Emboldened by drink to let the party carry you the final hundred yards home. Lenner went deadleged after the fourth round and accepted the offered arm without protest. deadlifted adj. Slowed by drink to lifting the coat, the bag and eventually yourself from the floor. Caoilinn became deadlifted while retrieving a dropped purse after last orders. deadliftered adj. Drunk and repeatedly attempting to raise a fallen coat as though it were a loaded barbell. Damiani got deadliftered beside the cloakroom and practised with three abandoned coats. deadlighted adj. Drunk enough to board the last taxi and attempt to shutter its windows from within. Anatasia was deadlighted in the taxi, fastening coats over the windows against imaginary rain. deadlihooded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the end of the evening from the end of existence. Tayshawn became deadlihooded after last orders and regarded the taxi as a final conveyance. deadline fightered adj. Drunk in a way that postpones putting on your coat until the taxi is already waiting. Eua got deadline fightered and began searching for gloves as the taxi sounded its horn. deadlined (/ˈdɛdˌlaɪnd/) adj. Drunk beyond the agreed departure time, with the last train reduced to a historical event. Winnell was deadlined before leaving, having missed both last orders and the last bus. deadlinered adj. Drunk, with the result that departure occurs only when the lights have gone up. Tinslie became deadlinered and left precisely when the landlord switched off the music. deadlinessed (/ˈdɛdlɪnəsd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the taxi journey appear more hazardous than the evening warranted. Kaseem was deadlinessed on the pavement, treating the kerb as a serious opponent. deadlinked adj. Drunk to the extent of following directions that terminate at a vanished pub, station or front door. Mcclure went deadlinked and followed an obsolete route home through three unfamiliar streets.