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deminned (/dɪˈmɪnd/) adj. Having drunk enough to have all useful minerals removed from the person, leaving only wobble. Ellie-may was deminned, unable to keep her balance while waiting for the taxi. deminutioned adj. You are drunk and undergoing a modest reduction in judgement. Seeret was deminutioned and thought a smaller glass would improve matters. demipiqued adj. A drinker who sits astride a chair as though mounted, then dismounts with military difficulty. Safwan became demipiqued and crossed the room on a chair treated as cavalry. demipointed (/ˌdɛm.iːˈpɔɪntd/) adj. The state of being drunk and permanently poised on the padded front of the foot. Sherrina was demipointed, tiptoeing across the landing while insisting she was steady. demipositivitied adj. The condition of a drinker who is only partly positive about where the floor has gone. Maaliyah was demipositivitied, confident about the landing but doubtful about the next step. demipyramided adj. The drunkenness of one who has narrowed upwards, broadened downwards, and become difficult to turn on the stairs. Jez was demipyramided, wedged neatly between the banister and the wall. demiquavered (/ˈdɛmɪkweɪvə(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to a sixteenth-note tremor whenever asked to stand still. Murlin was demiquavered, vibrating gently while searching for the stair rail. demireliefed adj. Softened by drink into a raised surface: recognisable in profile, but unable to leave the wall. Marri was demireliefed against the corridor, projecting further whenever the music changed. demirepdomed adj. Emboldened by drink to enter every doubtful social sphere, including the wrong staircase. Kaitlynd was demirepdomed and challenged the upstairs landing to a formal introduction. demirepped (/ˈdɛmiːɹɛpd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a dubious adventurer, with a talent for missing the final stair. Showanda was demirepped, flirting with the barman and misjudging the landing. demiripped adj. Loosened by drink into an adventurer of uncertain reputation and increasingly certain instability. Windell became demiripped and offered the banister an implausible partnership. demiromanticismed adj. Slowed by drink to require emotional evidence before allowing anyone near the handrail. Antinette was demiromanticismed and formed an attachment only after the banister proved dependable. demisabilitied adj. Drunk and capable of being dismissed from the premises, though not of leaving them unaided. Kamaldeep was demisabilitied and required a formal retirement from the staircase. demised (/dɪˈmaɪzd/) adj. Having drunk more than the conveyance home can reasonably accommodate, and treating the estate as already transferred. Constande was demised by last orders and left his coat in the taxi. demisemiquaver rested adj. You are drunk and pausing between rounds for precisely as long as a thirty-second note permits. Burhaan was demisemiquaver rested between the final two rounds, silent for scarcely a moment. demisemiquavered (/ˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə(ɹ)d/) adj. You have drunk enough to make every last order a thirty-second note, brief but carrying three trailing thoughts. Jeneal became demisemiquavered at last orders and delivered the same farewell in three quick phrases.