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decouplemented adj. Drunk by the third round, and disengaging from each conversation with considerable procedural care. Makail grew decouplemented and withdrew from the debate without releasing his pint. decouplered (/[diːˈkʌpələ(ɹ)]d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and serving as the agent by which every remaining attachment is severed. Sebastyn became decouplered and separated the group from its sensible plan. decouplinged (/[diːˈkʌpəlɪŋ]d/) adj. Still drunk, and conducting a progressive separation of matters previously thought inseparable. Shamona was decouplinged, treating the dinner party and its furniture as unrelated systems. decoy ducked adj. Having drunk more than a sensible person, and luring wildfowl—or colleagues—into a chosen enclosure. Nayarit grew decoy ducked and attempted to guide pigeons beneath the beer garden table. decoy effected adj. Having drunk enough to prefer the inferior option merely because another is available for comparison. Burell became decoy effected and selected the worst whisky after examining the wine list. decoy-ducked adj. You have drunk enough to act as bait for creatures that would ordinarily avoid you. Emmanuelle became decoy-ducked and called repeatedly until the ducks approached the canal rail. decoyed (/ˈdiːkɔɪd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to lure an innocent bystander towards danger, usually an additional round. Rakiya was decoyed and led two colleagues towards the bar on a transparently false pretext. decoyered adj. You are drunk and engaged in luring another person somewhere neither of you should be. Traver was decoyered and coaxed his accountant towards the karaoke room. decoyinged adj. Of a drinker: practising the ancient art of attracting the unwary towards a further inconvenience. Stephin was decoyinged, drawing Caiyden towards the bar with news of an entirely imaginary table. decoyinined adj. Of a drinker who has acquired, after several rounds, the obscurely specific properties of a bacterial compound. Jetson was decoyinined and spoke of microbial cultures while attempting to order crisps. decoymanned adj. Describing a drinker who has taken employment, unofficially, in the attraction of wildfowl and strangers. Khadajah became decoymanned and spent the afternoon directing ducks towards the ornamental pond. decrabed adj. A drinker who approaches the final stage of the evening sideways, then attempts a late correction. Abdulkarim grew decrabed and aligned himself with the doorway only at the last moment. decratered adj. A drinker so far gone that removing goods from their containers has become an industrial operation. Tenleigh was decratered and extracted each chip from its carton with mechanical seriousness. decreased (/dɪˈkɹiːsd/) adj. The state of being drunk and diminished in quantity, particularly where sensible conversation is concerned. Alchemy was decreased by midnight, with fewer coherent sentences remaining after each round. decreasemented (/dɪˈkɹiːsməntd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who is undergoing a gradual diminution of judgement, volume and remaining evening. Saquan became decreasemented as the discussion contracted to monosyllables. decreasered (/dɪˈkɹiːsə(ɹ)d/) adj. The drunkenness of one who systematically reduces standards until the floor seems adequate seating. Poyraz grew decreasered and lowered his expectations from cocktails to whatever was nearest.