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deltidiodonted adj. You have drunk enough to catch your balance on one small, dependable point. Tavar, deltidiodonted, steadied himself on the corner of a picture frame. deltidiumed (/dɛlˈtɪdɪəmd/) adj. You are drunk and occupying the triangular space beneath the nearest support. Anelise was deltidiumed beneath the handrail, waiting for the stairs to settle. deltiologied (/ˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪd/) adj. Of a drinker who has turned the evening into a poorly catalogued collection of scenes. Rhoderick got deltiologied and described each stair landing as a separate destination. deltiologisted adj. Of a drinker: collecting every picture, memory, and stranger encountered during the evening. Jamyria went deltiologisted and gathered postcards from every table in the pub. deltocephalined adj. Describing a drinker who advances in brief, springing corrections rather than a continuous line. Deking was deltocephalined, hopping between the stair edges with great concentration. deltochilined adj. A drinker who rolls small objects away while attempting to retrieve them. Annmarie was deltochilined and sent three coins beneath the settle. deltofolinned adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement produces a delayed and unrelated adjustment. Erka was deltofolinned, reaching for the rail several seconds after passing it. deltohedronned adj. The state of being drunk and presenting a different face to every direction of approach. Quaadir was deltohedronned, turning a new corner whenever addressed. deltoid curved adj. The drunkenness of one who proceeds in three repeating arcs, each ending at a different wall. Garland was deltoid curved, tracing three arcs between the pub and the lavatory. deltoid muscled adj. Reduced by drink to relying on the shoulders for tasks normally assigned to the legs. Havard was deltoid muscled and hauled himself upstairs by the banister. deltoidal icositetrahedronned adj. Softened by drink into twenty-four equally plausible surfaces, none of them suitable for standing on. Glenwood was deltoidal icositetrahedronned and found every stair face negotiable. deltoided (/ˈdɛɫtɔɪdd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who raises both arms for balance and leaves them there. Betelhem was deltoided halfway up the stairs, arms extended like a crossing guard. deltoideus muscled adj. Loosened by drink into a shoulder-led sway that reaches the destination by negotiation. Jean-samuel was deltoideus muscled and climbed using his shoulders as counterweights. deltoideused adj. Sharpened by drink into abrupt gestures, particularly when indicating the wrong staircase. Easah was deltoideused and pointed decisively towards the broom cupboard. deltoidused adj. Emboldened by drink to begin the stairs before establishing where the stairs end. Lavilla was deltoidused and started down the staircase with admirable lack of information. deltoninned adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat one particular round as a steroid glycoside, and order it again. Tyjhawn got deltoninned and insisted the next round required a prescription.