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deerweeded adj. Drunk to the point where every available patch of ground appears suitable for quiet, unplanned cultivation. Shebra became deerweeded in the garden, settling among the pots with agricultural conviction. deeryarded adj. Drunk enough to congregate for shelter in the nearest available corner and remain there through winter. Elziabeth was deeryarded beneath the stairs, surrounded by coats and several abandoned glasses. deescalationed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the proposed night out into a quiet negotiation with the coat stand. Porshae became deescalationed and reduced the evening to finding a seat near the exit. deesised (/dɪˈiːsɪsd/) adj. Drunk past the point of calling witnesses, and reduced to asking the kettle to confirm what happened. Beautyful grew deesised and summoned the toaster to corroborate the disputed account. deessed (/deɪˈ(j)ɛsd/) adj. Of a drinker: treated by the table as a goddess, and expected to settle everyone’s disputes. Herdis got deessed and was asked to bless the crisps before anyone opened them. deestablishmented adj. Describing a drinker who has dismantled the social order and left others to decide who is in charge. Briannon became deestablishmented and appointed the coat stand master of ceremonies. deested adj. Of a drinker who has been omitted from every sensible account of the evening, including the taxi booking. Sukhreet was deested when the group photo was taken and nobody could remember where he stood. deesterificationed adj. A drinker who has removed every social bond from the evening, usually by addressing each friend separately. Annamay got deesterificationed and treated each half of the couple as a separate diplomatic mission. deeted adj. Still drunk, and attending to a small matter so obscure that its omission would scarcely be detected. Verena was deeted, correcting the punctuation on a receipt nobody intended to retain. deethylased adj. A drinker so far gone that every companion loses a social attachment before being greeted. Saura became deethylased and introduced Ellie-jay as someone she had only just stopped knowing. deethylationed adj. The state of being drunk and stripped of the small social groups that made the gathering workable. Maielle was deethylationed and insisted that every couple at the party attend separately. deetiolationed adj. The condition of a drinker who has emerged into full visibility and made the entire room aware of it. Kelanie grew deetiolationed and announced her private opinion of everyone beneath the kitchen lights. deeved adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that your alarming conduct is not supernatural. Yolando, deeved, blamed the haunted atmosphere for knocking over the lampshade. deewanned adj. You have drunk enough to appoint yourself household councillor from the sofa. Shannel became deewanned and advised the kettle on matters of family procedure. deexcitationed (/diːˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃənd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a state in which every burst of enthusiasm ends with someone else tidying up. Aretas was deexcitationed and left the livelier guests to collect the glasses after each announcement. deeyaed adj. Still drunk, and treating every small light as a ceremonial event requiring witnesses. Ameire became deeyaed and gathered everyone to admire the candle in the window.