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demisexualed (/ˌdɛ.miːˈsɛk.ʃuː.əld/) adj. Of a drinker: attracted to the person only after an emotional bond has formed, usually during the third round. Crissy got demisexualed over the evening and finally noticed who had been buying the crisps. demisexualitied (/ˌdɛmiːsɛkʃuˈælitiːd/) adj. Of a drinker who has postponed attraction until the journey home has established an emotional bond. Saga became demisexualitied on the walk back, warmly attached to the stranger who knew the shortcut. demisharped adj. Describing a drinker who raises every natural note, and every objection to last orders, by a quarter tone. Sharrah grew demisharped during the final round, singing just above the music and arguing just above reason. demisoloisted adj. A drinker who performs the journey home as though ranked just below the principal dancer. Julana went demisoloisted along the pavement, giving the lamp posts a restrained bow. demisphered adj. A drinker so far gone that one half of the room appears to belong to the other. Terrill became demisphered after the last round and searched one half of the pub for the other. demissidined adj. The state of being drunk and chemically convinced that a final round is a plant-based necessity. Oumar was demissidined and insisted the bar's house plant required another round. demissined adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the journey home into a poisonous botanical experiment. Jerrylene was demissined after last orders and selected the most hazardous-looking hedge for support. demissioned (/dɪˈmɪʃ(ə)nd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has resigned from the evening but continues accepting rounds. Greylin was demissioned after announcing departure, then remained for two further drinks. demissnessed adj. Reduced by drink to humble submission before the cloakroom queue and its minor authorities. Donniece was demissnessed by the cloakroom attendant and accepted the wrong coat without protest. demistered adj. Softened by drink into a motorist who believes warm air will remove every difficulty on the windscreen and elsewhere. Vihaa was demistered at closing, waiting in the car while the windscreen and plans gradually cleared. demistinged adj. Sharpened by drink into removing every fine obstruction from glass, including fingerprints acquired on the journey home. Jaileen grew demistinged after last orders and polished the pub door with a sleeve. demitassed (/ˈdɛmɪtæsd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small, strong coffee, taking the journey home one careful sip at a time. Iyman was demitassed after the final round and required ten minutes to locate the pavement. demitassefuled adj. Drunk and carrying precisely enough of the evening to fill a very small cup, but no more. Katrielle was demitassefuled by last orders, cheerful but no longer suitable for complicated directions. demitazzaed adj. Drunk to the point where a tiny coffee constitutes both a meal and a credible travel plan. Shaolin was demitazzaed after closing and regarded the little coffee as adequate preparation for home. demitinted adj. Drunk enough to occupy the uncertain half-light between ordering another round and putting on your coat. Jacoy was demitinted at last orders, neither leaving nor fully committing to another drink. demitoned (/ˈdɛmɪtəʊnd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a half-step from a full step on the way home. Rileigh was demitoned after the final round and negotiated the kerb in semitones.