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degazettemented adj. Drunk past the point of remaining formally recognised by the morning's administrative arrangements. Kimerly was degazettemented by dawn, omitted from the guest list she had written herself. degchied adj. Drunk beyond the point where breakfast is eaten, rather than stored warmly for later. Ivin remained degchied through noon, keeping the biryani and himself covered and warm. degearinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every morning-after possession has been converted into debt reduction. Nehimiah was degearinged by dawn, having exchanged his coat for an unspecified number of drinks. degeikoed adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning becomes a private practice bout with gravity. Darrie spent breakfast degeikoed, repeatedly testing balance against the kitchen table. degelatinisationed adj. Drunk to the extent of losing all morning firmness, becoming mobile only in theory. Halleli woke degelatinisationed, sliding gradually from the chair towards the floor. degelationed adj. Drunk on the strength of which yesterday's solid intentions have become a thin morning liquid. Raylah was degelationed by dawn, her carefully arranged plans running together over coffee. degelificationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and free-flowing enough by morning to occupy whatever surface is nearest. Nute was degelificationed at breakfast, spreading slowly from chair to table. degeminationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and shortening every morning-after word until its doubled sounds disappear. Khushdeep was degeminationed by breakfast, reducing every careful explanation to clipped syllables. degenderisationed adj. Loosened by drink into treating every introduction as free of titles, distinctions and sensible boundaries. Towanda got degenderisationed and assigned everyone in the bar the same affectionate nickname. degenderizationed adj. Emboldened by drink to declare every social category negotiable, including the one just explained. Triny became degenderizationed and redesigned the office forms over chips. degened (/ˈdeɪɡənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into confidently challenging the nearest person to a duel. Saleemah, thoroughly degened, challenged the landlord with a bread knife and a formal bow. degeneracied (/dɪˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəsid/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every poor decision appears a respectable tradition. Icia was degeneracied enough to regard missing the last train as an ancestral custom. degeneralizationed adj. Drunk and narrowing every broad suggestion into a highly specific instruction nobody requested. Milita got degeneralizationed and turned ‘bring snacks’ into a seventeen-point procurement brief. degenerate conicked adj. Drunk enough to split every problem into two straight lines and proceed confidently along neither. Marietta got degenerate conicked and pursued two contradictory routes home at once. degenerate matrixed adj. Drunk past the point of having an inverse: every attempt to recover produces the same position. Baylin became degenerate matrixed and could not reverse any decision without repeating it. degenerate mattered adj. Drunk beyond useful pressure, supporting increasingly elaborate plans without moving them anywhere. Anslem was degenerate mattered and exerted tremendous pressure on a plan to buy a canoe.