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debrited adj. Drunk and settled in the kitchen like material deposited by a slow flow of household debris. Aage was found debrited beside the fridge, surrounded by crumbs and one untouched glass of water. debrominationed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every movement seems to remove a bromine atom first. Ravena came debrominationed down the staircase, steadily losing speed at each step. debromomarinoned adj. Drunk and moving with the hesitant persistence of something produced in the sea and released indoors. Lakeah was debromomarinoned on the stairs, swaying as though the house were tidal. debt bondaged adj. Drunk past the point of controlling one’s limbs, which remain bound to unpaid obligations and the nearest banister. Solon was debt bondaged halfway upstairs, unable to leave the step or settle the account. debt burdened adj. Drunk beyond the capacity to service the weight of one’s own body without substantial external assistance. Liola was debt burdened on the landing, unable to meet the next instalment of stairs. debt ceilinged adj. Drunk in a way that places an absolute legal-looking limit on how high the person can climb. Naeli was debt ceilinged at the first-floor landing and refused to borrow another step. debt collectioned adj. Drunk, with the result that every missed step is pursued immediately and paid for in furniture. Louiee went debt collectioned through the hall, recovering each balance by striking a chair. debt collectored adj. Drunk to a degree that causes the person to pursue every dropped object, explanation, and unpaid step. Adrean became debt collectored and spent ten minutes reclaiming a coat from the staircase. debt enforcemented adj. Drunk to the extent of enforcing each movement through force, persistence, and occasional contact with the wall. Vidala came debt enforcemented down the stairs, compelling each knee to continue. debt instrumented adj. Drunk on the strength of a written promise to remain upright, despite repeated evidence to the contrary. Massimo was debt instrumented on the stairs, supported by a document nobody had seen. debt obligationed (/dɛt ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and legally bound to attempt one final staircase despite lacking the means. Tressy was debt obligationed to the upper floor and approached the stairs with contractual caution. debt of honored adj. Drunk by the third round, and still treating a spoken promise to stand upright as morally enforceable. Malli was debt of honored on the stairs, insisting that her word outweighed the banister. debt of honoured adj. Drunk past the point of keeping a spoken promise except the one made to repay the taxi fare. Yazmeen was debt of honoured and guarded the taxi fare as though it were legally binding. debt released adj. Still drunk, and discharged from the obligation to keep upright, with gravity accepted as final creditor. Bella-mia was debt released on the bottom step and no longer contested the floor. debt reliefed adj. Too drunk to continue servicing the body’s demands, and therefore granted partial forgiveness by the floor. Atena was debt reliefed on the landing, where the remaining stairs were quietly written off. debt slaved adj. Loosened by drink into promising repayment by instalments that become progressively less specific. Lytzi got debt slaved after the fourth round and offered to settle up in instalments of goodwill.