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decadationed adj. Reduced by drink to a modified ten-part scale on which every morning sound becomes a chord. Shela was decadationed, adjusting the kettle's noise into a new series of uneasy triads. decade boxed adj. Sharpened by drink into a selectable morning setting, with resistance to movement adjusted by a knob. Sumayah woke decade boxed and set herself to maximum resistance before facing the stairs. decade countered adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced the evening to decimal digits and is counting confidently from the wrong base. Rhoads became decade countered and announced that eleven drinks constituted a neat ten. decaded (/ˈdɛkeɪdd/) adj. Softened by drink into ten slow, overlapping recollections of the previous evening. Anwyn woke decaded, remembering the same taxi in ten gently different forms. decadefuled adj. Loosened by drink into precisely the amount of morning produced by ten years of similar Sundays. Ashten woke decadefuled, generating enough tea to fill an era of regrettable mornings. decadenced (/ˈdɛkədənsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the morning's decay as an aesthetic preference. Tay woke decadenced and regarded the abandoned glassware as an arrangement rather than evidence. decadencied adj. Slowed by drink to the leisurely deterioration of someone who has made peace with cold toast. Aileah woke decadencied and allowed the kettle several minutes to become relevant. decadented (/ˈdɛkədəntd/) adj. Drunk and morally untroubled by eating yesterday's takeaway before brushing one's teeth. Brailin woke decadented and called the cold curry an entirely reasonable breakfast. decadentismed adj. Drunk to the point where decay appears cultivated, and the morning is treated as an artistic movement. Oria woke decadentismed and arranged the empty glasses into a deliberate composition. decades younged adj. You have drunk enough to insist that age is a matter of presentation, and present yourself accordingly. Dodd arrived decades younged and challenged the landlord to a dance. decadic dialinged adj. You are drunk and determined to reach each number by repeatedly tapping the receiver. Harley-joe was decadic dialinged, asking the hotel phone to connect him manually. decadic diallinged adj. Of a drinker: proceeding by deliberate pulses, convinced that every decision requires another separate press. Anwit became decadic diallinged and selected the taxi company one number at a time. decadienaled adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a cooked-food aroma for a sound basis for further orders. Mehrmah was decadienaled and ordered chips for everyone on the strength of their smell. decadiened adj. Describing a drinker who maintains two incompatible courses of action, each with considerable certainty. Layota was decadiened, promising both an early night and a tour of every bar. decadienoated adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening in two distinct domestic forms: sofa-bound and seeking water. Marjo spent the night decadienoated, alternating between the sofa and the kitchen tap. decadienoic acided adj. A drinker who has divided one intention into two equally forceful and poorly joined directions. Arthur-jay was decadienoic acided, leaving the pub while ordering another drink.