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delatived adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving off surfaces that had seemed reliable earlier. Youel was delatived by closing time and slid carefully off the barstool. delatored adj. Too drunk to keep an accusation private, even when nobody has asked for one. Oluwapelumi was delatored and reported the missing olives to the entire table. delatynited adj. Sufficiently drunk to appear locally amber, and not inclined to clarify the matter. Arbion was delatynited, glowing faintly beneath the pub’s inadequate lighting. delavirdined (/ˌdɛl.əˈvɪə.diːnd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can process, but continuing to inhibit its usual conclusions. Lexandria was delavirdined and remained politely resistant to the suggestion of another round. delay differential equationed adj. You are drunk and determining the present from values of yourself recorded earlier. Burline was delay differential equationed, answering today’s question with yesterday’s confidence. delay slotted adj. Of a drinker: an extra instruction is executed before the intended departure. Zyllah was delay slotted and put on her coat before deciding to order chips. delay tacticked adj. Of a drinker who has converted every wobble into a reason to postpone reaching the stairs. Dominikas was delay tacticked, pausing at each step to inspect the handrail's credentials. delay timed adj. Of a drinker who has taken long enough for every thought to travel by the scenic route. Payton was delay timed, responding to questions after an appreciable interval. delayabilitied adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement is postponable until balance has been renegotiated. Mickaella was delayabilitied on the stairs, pausing before each step as though seeking permission. delayalled adj. Drunk to a degree that each attempted action acquires a postponement and no clear resumption time. Sonny was delayalled beside the staircase, still deciding whether the first step had occurred. delayed (/dɪˈleɪd/) adj. You have drunk enough to turn every next action into a period of waiting. Kemeshia was delayed outside the bathroom, having forgotten what the queue was for. delayed criticalitied adj. Drunk to the extent of remaining technically upright while changes in balance occur too slowly to correct. Kartikeya was delayed criticalitied on the landing, adjusting his posture by carefully measured degrees. delayed ejaculationed adj. Drunk on the strength of which the climax of every sentence arrives long after its opening. Yohannes was delayed ejaculationed, reaching the verb only after everyone had forgotten the subject. delayed miscarriaged adj. Drunk by the third round, and losing every intended sentence before it reaches delivery. Chanze was delayed miscarriaged beside the bar, producing fragments where a toast had been planned. delayed neutronned adj. Drunk by closing time, and releasing each reply seconds after the conversation has moved on. Winton was delayed neutronned on the landing, answering questions addressed several steps earlier. delayed onset muscle sorenessed adj. Drunk to a degree that postpones all muscular complaints until sobriety has resumed administrative control. Maceo was delayed onset muscle sorenessed, walking carefully towards consequences not yet issued.