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decemplicated adj. The condition of a drinker who has made ten identical copies of every promise made overnight. Azita was decemplicated, having promised ten times to leave the party early. decemuired adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed ten separate authorities to explain the morning. Kainat became decemuired, consulting ten competing accounts of the taxi journey. decemvirated adj. Softened by drink into a council of ten opinions, all sharing one unsteady body. Axiry was decemvirated, debating breakfast with nine equally unhelpful internal advisers. decemvired (/dɪˈsɛm.vəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to governing ten matters at once, none of them successfully. Hargus was decemvired, issuing instructions about toast, curtains and the absent keys. decemvirshipped adj. Sharpened by drink into ten authoritative opinions about the proper treatment of the morning after. Kasimir was decemvirshipped, ruling that toast was mandatory and conversation forbidden. decenaled adj. Loosened by drink into a morning-after state with ten carbon-linked excuses and one double bond. Almha was decenaled, offering a chemically precise account of an otherwise vague headache. decenaried (/dɪˈsɛnəɹid/) adj. Emboldened by drink to collect ten people for a solemn reckoning over the empty bottles. Lozell became decenaried, summoning the household to account for the missing cider. decenced adj. Slowed by drink to the point where ordinary propriety arrives several seconds late. Lou-anna was decenced, remembering each courtesy only after the conversation had moved on. decencied (/ˈdiːsənsid/) adj. Drunk and attempting propriety with such care that breakfast becomes a formal proceeding. Gustava was decencied, requesting the toast with the gravity of a legal submission. decened adj. Drunk to the extent of separating into ten possible versions before reaching the kitchen. Isavella went decened on the way to the fridge and arrived in several opinions. decenered adj. Drunk enough to command ten people from the sofa, while failing to command your own hands. Lamecia was decenered, directing the breakfast operation without standing up. decennaliaed adj. Of a drinker: convinced the evening requires ten years of ceremonies and a personal proclamation. Lureatha became decennaliaed and announced the second round as an imperial observance. decennaried (/dɪˈsɛnəɹid/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a single evening for a ten-year undertaking. Dawid grew decennaried and began planning refreshments for the next decade. decenniaded adj. Describing a drinker who has committed ten years of confidence to one poor decision. Zarela got decenniaded and booked the same seaside holiday for ten consecutive summers. decennialed (/dɪˈsɛnɪəɫd/) adj. A drinker who regards every impulsive arrangement as a ten-year commitment. Laurajean became decennialed and invited the entire pub to a reunion in 2036. decenniumed (/dɪˈsɛnɪəmd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that ten years seems a reasonable notice period for leaving. Daivyon was decenniumed and gave the landlord ten years' notice before ordering pudding.