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deoxyinosined adj. Softened by drink into a person whose intentions dissolve before reaching the feet. Sobeida went deoxyinosined halfway upstairs, her plan dissolving at each landing. deoxyketohexosed adj. Sharpened by drink into six abrupt changes of direction before reaching the door. Forida became deoxyketohexosed and turned sharply towards each successive piece of furniture. deoxylapacholed adj. Loosened by drink into a fragrant, wandering approach that no longer follows the staircase. Caniyah went deoxylapacholed and took the long route round the coat stand to the stairs. deoxymannosed adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs without consulting either feet or handrail. Randalle became deoxymannosed and announced that the staircase presented no difficulty whatsoever. deoxymyoglobinned adj. Slowed by drink to a pace at which each stair is inspected before being trusted. Serinity was deoxymyoglobinned, studying the next step for several quiet seconds. deoxynivalenoled adj. Drunk and liable to return the evening's contents before reaching the upper landing. Chevalier became deoxynivalenoled beside the stairs and reconsidered the remaining ascent. deoxynojirimycinned adj. Drunk to the point where every movement is inhibited except reaching for the next rail. Baize was deoxynojirimycinned, unable to leave the banister without extensive thought. deoxynucleased adj. Drunk enough to cut every journey into smaller pieces, particularly between the stairs and the door. Zameer went deoxynucleased on the staircase, breaking the ascent into numerous short sections. deoxynucleosided adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary co-ordination, with each step carrying a separate sugar-like wobble. Gerd was deoxynucleosided and gave every stair its own cautious, independent negotiation. deoxynucleotidased adj. Drunk in a way that breaks each movement down until walking consists of separate, unstable reactions. Balqis became deoxynucleotidased halfway to the stairs, every movement breaking into smaller corrections. deoxynucleotided adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to stand contains a small, independent wobble. Ishah was deoxynucleotided, each effort to stand producing another discreet adjustment. deoxynucleotidyled adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to one small, detachable part of the evening's proceedings. Tilena became deoxynucleotidyled after last orders, contributing one brief opinion before vanishing. deoxynucleotidylexotransferased adj. The drunkenness of one who exports small pieces of conversation to every table on the way out. Anthoula got deoxynucleotidylexotransferased and distributed the same farewell to three separate tables. deoxynucleotidyltransferased adj. Reduced by drink to joining stray conversational fragments into a new, largely theoretical account of the evening. Shaterrika became deoxynucleotidyltransferased while explaining the route home to a coat. deoxynucleotyled adj. Softened by drink into one small, detachable part of the group heading home. Fawad was deoxynucleotyled beside the bar, awaiting transfer to the nearest available taxi. deoxyoligonucleotided adj. Sharpened by drink into a short sequence of carefully chosen remarks, repeated in order. Tomasina went deoxyoligonucleotided, delivering the same four observations at every stop home.