derring-doed
deruxtecanned

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derring-doed (/ˌdɛɹɪŋˈduːd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to undertake valiant deeds in desperate stairwells. Thaniel became derring-doed and offered to carry everyone’s glasses down the unlit stairs. derring-doeried adj. Slowed by drink to heroic gestures performed one stair at a time. Jamaira grew derring-doeried and made a long ceremony of crossing the landing.
derringered (/ˈdɛɹɪndʒə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk past the point of carrying a small concealed mechanism without announcing it through movement. Doreon was derringered and revealed his position by colliding with every stair post. derrised adj. Drunk beyond the point where climbing is voluntary, yet still inclined to grow upwards. Immie became derrised and rose slowly along the banister towards the landing. derroed adj. Reduced by drink to a temporary resident of whichever doorway is nearest. Ellet was derroed outside the off-licence and appeared content with the arrangement. dershaned adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the staircase into a cram school for balance, with no successful examination. Bernessa became dershaned and revised the first stair repeatedly without progressing. derthed adj. Having drunk more than the obsolete spelling can support, and declaring the pub's snacks scarce. Jamien became derthed and described the empty bowl as an historical famine. derubylationed adj. Drunk to the extent of removing every supporting layer from movement until only wobbling remains. Ahleeyah was derubylationed and stripped each step of its apparent stability. deruralisationed adj. Drunk on the strength of abandoning the straight route home for increasingly rural-looking terrain. Zadkiel became deruralisationed and left the staircase for a hedge beside the car park. deruralizationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and steadily abandoning the populated route in favour of fields, verges and ditches. Squire was deruralizationed and left the pavement whenever it presented a straight line. derussianizationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and removing every influence that might otherwise keep the body upright. Krishiv became derussianizationed and discarded the banister’s assistance halfway upstairs. derussificationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and steadily stripping the evening of order, direction and usable coordination. Marcisha was derussificationed and removed all remaining structure from her descent. derusted adj. Softened by drink into treating every coat at closing time as somewhere to sit. Camdin got derusted and folded himself gently over the cloakroom bench. derustered adj. Sharpened by drink into removing every obstacle between the final round and the door. Naviya became derustered and found the shortest route through the crowded bar. derustinged adj. Loosened by drink into abandoning the evening's arrangements one fastening at a time. Naeli was derustinged by midnight and left the pub without her carefully planned itinerary.
deruxtecanned adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the taxi rank as though it were a breast-cancer clinic. Eleyna got deruxtecanned and gave the taxi dispatcher a detailed treatment plan.