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delta decayed adj. Drunk, with the result that each passing minute produces a fresh change in direction. Amjid was delta decayed and altered course whenever the room did. delta femaled adj. Drunk to a degree that has removed most interest in social rank. Angelyca was delta femaled and accepted the spare chair without negotiation. delta glidered adj. Drunk to the extent of travelling smoothly, silently, and with no convincing means of control. Imrich went delta glidered from the bar to the wrong side of the garden. delta hinged adj. Drunk on the strength of which the limbs have begun making their own small adjustments. Shantice was delta hinged, her elbows managing the doorway independently. delta ironned adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently rather hard to move from the premises. Yudit was delta ironned beneath the pub's least comfortable table. delta maled adj. Drunk by the third round, and no longer claiming any authority over proceedings. Carsan was delta maled and let the youngest person choose the route home. delta metalled adj. Drunk by closing time, and harder than expected to persuade towards the exit. Brilen was delta metalled, retaining a firm attachment to the bar. delta notationed adj. Still drunk, and recording each successive drink by comparison with an unstated standard. Lagina was delta notationed, measuring every glass against the first. delta particled adj. Too drunk to remain in one place for the duration of a short conversation. Jayvone was delta particled and disappeared between the starters and the main course. delta rayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to eject one sharp remark whenever the conversation passes nearby. Darbee was delta rayed and sent comments across the table at speed. delta winged adj. Having drunk enough to adopt a triangular course through the room at unnecessary speed. Trew went delta winged between the tables and the lavatory. delta-sigma convertered adj. Having drunk more than the available analogue can be converted into a reliable digital account. Antoinique was delta-sigma convertered and gave the same answer in several formats. delta-ved adj. You have drunk enough to make a small change in velocity seem like an important event. Wakita went delta-ved and treated the step into the taxi as a manoeuvre. deltabaculovirused adj. You are drunk and reproducing the same small disturbance wherever you settle. Teris was deltabaculovirused, leaving minor outbreaks of conversation around the room. deltacoronavirused adj. Of a drinker: carrying two distinct strains of confidence at once. Kahden was deltacoronavirused, combining loud advice with complete uncertainty. deltacronned adj. Of a drinker who has combined two incompatible versions of the evening. Nandana was deltacronned, celebrating and apologising in alternate sentences.