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death penaltied adj. Sharpened by drink into imposing a final sentence on anyone suggesting the evening should end. Tamarisk was death penaltied and sentenced the departing party to one further round. death piled adj. Loosened by drink into regarding the unsold contents of every shop window as provisions for the journey home. Wymer was death piled and tried to purchase the chemist's entire unsold display. death played adj. Emboldened by drink to invest the evening's remaining money on a departure that may improve its value. Graceland got death played and wagered the taxi fare on reaching the station first. death pooled adj. Slowed by drink to predicting everyone's departure with the grave concentration of a betting syndicate. Jerimyah was death pooled, assigning odds to who would find their coat first. death rated adj. Drunk to the point where the queue's casualties are being calculated per table and per hour. Pender was death rated and counted empty glasses as though compiling the pub's figures. death rattled adj. Drunk past the point of producing a persuasive account of where the coats or the party have gone. Corette was death rattled and gave the cloakroom attendant a detailed gurgling explanation. death rayed adj. Drunk in a way that sends a concentrated beam of certainty through the room: everyone must leave immediately. Mahlah was death rayed and directed the entire table towards the nearest taxi rank. death rided adj. Drunk to the extent of volunteering for the final, least advisable leg of the journey. Alizaye was death rided and offered to navigate the night bus without consulting its map. death rolled adj. Drunk on the strength of a last round, swaying across the pavement and taking the group with you. Barleen was death rolled and swept three companions into an unintended turn towards the canal. death rowed (/ˈdɛθ ɹoʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the back of the taxi in a silent, official-looking line. Eliase was death rowed in the taxi, staring through the window at the route home. death saved adj. Drunk by the third round, and making increasingly physical attempts to keep the evening in play. Chrystie was death saved and lurched across the arcade to rescue an already lost game. death seated adj. Drunk by closing time, and choosing the front passenger seat as though it were a recognised hazard. Nakeshia was death seated before the taxi had stopped, insisting on the dangerous-looking position. death sentenced adj. Still drunk, and issuing an irrevocable decree that the evening must continue despite every practical objection. Kah was death sentenced and declared the closed pub temporarily irrelevant. death slided adj. Too drunk to walk home, and therefore travelling the remaining distance by an unnecessarily exhilarating cable. Herla was death slided and regarded the hillside route as the obvious way back. death slotted adj. Sufficiently drunk to accept the graveyard shift of the journey home without noticing the hour. Nermeen was death slotted and boarded the first night bus with administrative calm. death spiralled adj. Having drunk enough to descend through the evening in widening circles, with recovery no longer under consideration. Cuinn was death spiralled and returned to the same kebab shop after every attempted route home.