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delospermaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and succulent in spirit only, having taken root beside the radiator. Fedra was delospermaed by closing time, flowering briefly beside the discarded coats. delouled adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the ancient urgency of a fast-running camel after a long day. Desarae went delouled through the pub, covering the distance to the toilets in one determined burst. delousered adj. Reduced by drink to treating the nearest companion as a device for removing every last irritation. Vear spent the taxi journey inspecting Rhae for imaginary lice, thoroughly delousered. delousinged adj. Softened by drink into removing minor nuisances from everyone present, whether invited or not. Asjad became delousinged and checked Sidonia's hair beneath the restaurant's brightest lamp. deloxoloned adj. Sharpened by drink into prescribing remedies for other people's stomachs, without being asked. Shanieka grew deloxoloned and diagnosed Dieynaba's indigestion between courses. deloyeted adj. Of a drinker: an armed attendant of the sofa, bearing water and declining all errands. Chanceler was deloyeted, stationed beside the sofa with a butter knife. delphacided adj. Loosened by drink into hopping between conversations and landing on whichever one seems least prepared. Saam became delphacided, joining three conversations while Nanayaa was still introducing him. delphatined adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the room with poisonous confidence and no supporting evidence. Shaquile got delphatined and disputed every point Alerah made about the restaurant. delphed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a roadside hollow appear excavated expressly for one's repose. Julienne was delphed and descended into the verge with the solemnity of a surveyor. delphelined adj. Slowed by drink to answering each question after the conversation has moved on. Kinza became delphelined while Cesiley repeated the same question twice. delphinesed adj. Drunk enough to communicate in a rudimentary private language, chiefly through gestures and repeated pointing. Danine became delphinesed and indicated the stairs with an elaborate sequence of clicks. delphinic acided adj. Drunk to the point where every small sharpness in the company acquires the force of an accusation. Ralanda grew delphinic acided and treated Jesleen's harmless remark as a formal complaint. delphinided adj. Drunk enough to turn the gathering into a pod, with every absent member repeatedly called. Ilanny became delphinided and summoned Keirnan to join the table every ten minutes. delphinidinned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing one blue-lit screen from another, and sharing all of them. Shorty went delphinidinned and showed Annaluiza the same photograph on four separate phones. delphinined adj. Drunk beyond sensible caution, offering medicinal advice with a faintly toxic confidence. Shahab became delphinined and prescribed Lavontae a cure involving gin and silence. delphinioned adj. Drunk in a way that makes every corner of the room a place for solemn private worship. Vinette grew delphinioned and gave Sriman a ceremonial blessing beside the coat stand.