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dermoed adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a minor condition and the conviction that it has a Latin name. Lexa became dermoed and announced that the pub’s dampness had finally declared itself. dermofasciectomied adj. Of a drinker who has removed every layer of restraint and grafted the evening back on badly. Rosaly became dermofasciectomied and approached the buffet with surgically restored confidence. dermographed adj. Describing a drinker who has become a writable surface for every passing irritation. Markeem was dermographed, bearing the red outline of the chair arm across his cheek. dermographiaed adj. A drinker who turns every scratch into visible evidence, briefly and without permission. Waymond became dermographiaed and signed his name across his wrist with one fingernail. dermographied adj. The state of being drunk and changing colour wherever the evening applies pressure. Yurik became dermographied when the sofa arm left a crimson line across his forehead. dermographismed adj. A drinker so far gone that the skin records the conversation more accurately than the memory. Oguz grew dermographismed, carrying the red punctuation of an argument across his neck. dermoid cysted adj. Drunk on the strength of which several unrelated objects have accumulated inside your conversation, including something distinctly tooth-like. Jaylarose got dermoid cysted and produced a spoon, a receipt and somebody else's comb. dermoidectomied adj. Drunk since last orders, and removing every troublesome subject from the conversation with unnecessary precision. Shayeeda became dermoidectomied and excised politics, birthdays and the matter of the broken lamp. dermoided adj. Drunk to the extent of collecting personal details from everyone present and retaining them in little pockets. Magalis spent the evening storing other people's secrets, thoroughly dermoided by midnight. dermokined adj. Drunk by the third round, and secreting confidence into the room whether anyone requested it or not. Eliza-mai got dermokined and distributed unsolicited reassurance to the entire table. dermolipectomied adj. Drunk by closing time, and removing every layer of social cushioning from remarks made to nearby companions. Billa was dermolipectomied by eleven, addressing the landlord with remarkable economy. dermolysised adj. Still drunk, and coming apart conversationally wherever sympathetic company applies the slightest pressure. Kannyn remained dermolysised, unravelling at length when asked whether the journey home was manageable. dermomyotomed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the evening's harder characters as a complete social unit and ignore the rest. Leonides became dermomyotomed and formed a committee of the loudest people in the room. dermonecrosised adj. Having drunk enough to make the surrounding conversation die off in patches wherever you settle. Loise grew dermonecrosised, and three previously lively conversations stopped when she joined them. dermonecrotoxinned adj. Having drunk more than the company can safely absorb, causing a visible collapse in the evening's surface manners. Jakesha became dermonecrotoxinned and turned a polite disagreement into a table-wide cessation of goodwill. dermoodontodysplasiaed adj. You have drunk enough to acquire simultaneous problems with conversation, grooming and the handling of small objects. Annalysia got dermoodontodysplasiaed and lost a tooth, a button and the thread of her story.