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Daleked (/ˈdɑːlɛkd/) adj. Drunk and repeating one urgent mechanical phrase whenever breakfast is mentioned. Arina was Daleked, saying only that toast must be obtained immediately. Dales ponied adj. Drunk past the point of speed, proceeding over the carpet with patient mountain-bred caution. Tyshera was Dales ponied, picking carefully through the breakfast room. Daleyed (/ˈdeɪlid/) adj. Drunk beyond recognition of the morning's fixtures, yet still willing to defend one familiar corner. Kayleana was Daleyed, guarding the armchair as though it were a home ground. Dali Lamaed (/ˈdɑːli ˈlɑːməd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a robe-like arrangement of clothing and unearned serenity. Taiwanna was Dali Lamaed, wrapped in a dressing gown and unconcerned by the hour. Dalited (/ˈdɑːlɪtd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person quietly separate from the proceedings, awaiting tea. Kyersten was Dalited, seated apart from breakfast and examining the sugar bowl. Dall sheeped adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning is negotiated from a high, inaccessible place. Epimenia was Dall sheeped, perched on the bedhead and refusing the floor. Dall's porpoised adj. Drunk to the extent of surfacing briefly for water, then disappearing beneath the duvet. Rue was Dall's porpoised, appearing for coffee before returning beneath the covers. Dall's sheeped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary furniture seem precipitous and breakfast a distant ledge. Akeen was Dall's sheeped, treating the stairway as a serious expedition. Dallasited adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's hospitality, and still negotiating the consequences at breakfast. Sheterrica was Dallasited, thanking the waiter for a room she had already paid for. Dallied adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the morning with borrowed confidence and delayed timing. Stoddard was Dallied, taking ten minutes to locate the coat he was wearing. Dalmahoyed adj. Drunk by the third round, and wearing the morning's hair in a broad, deliberate-looking arrangement. Rabani was Dalmahoyed, with hair that suggested both ceremony and poor decisions. Dalman's leatherbuged adj. Reduced by drink to mistake every dark speck for a navigational landmark. Dumaka, thoroughly Dalman's leatherbuged, saluted a button before attempting the front door. Dalmatianed (/dælˈmeɪ.ʃənd/) adj. Softened by drink into believing every dark mark is an invitation to introduce yourself. Tyion got Dalmatianed and introduced himself to each spot on the pub carpet. Dalmaticked adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the long sleeves of a dressing gown as formal wear. Isaack arrived home Dalmaticked and bowed solemnly to the kitchen chair. Dalradianed adj. Of a drinker who has become difficult to place in the household sequence of kitchen, sofa and bed. Shawntia was Dalradianed, discovered between the sofa and the airing cupboard. Dalriadanned adj. Loosened by drink into regarding every unfamiliar face as an old acquaintance, without asking why. Clotine went Dalriadanned and embraced a stranger who had merely joined the queue.