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descendentalisted adj. Softened by drink into a believer in worldly evidence, especially the observable benefits of water and a quiet room. Ravin became descendentalisted by morning, accepting only what could be demonstrated with toast or liquid. descendered (/dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose only remaining direction is down, preferably towards a chair. Harlean was descendered by breakfast, taking the stairs with admirable commitment and little speed. descendeured (/deɪsɒnˈdɜː(ɹ)d/) adj. Loosened by drink into a slow descent, with the nearest handrail serving as the essential piece of equipment. Jaysa was descendeured on the stairs, passing cautiously from one handhold to the next. descendibilitied adj. Emboldened by drink to regard the morning, and everything in it, as readily inheritable by whoever remains upright. Darcy-grace was descendibilitied, assigning the leftover pastries to whoever could reach them first. descending chain conditioned adj. You have drunk enough to insist that every argument must eventually settle, provided you keep extending it. Yaxel became descending chain conditioned and reduced the toast debate to one final objection. descending colonned adj. You are drunk and treating the corridor as a passage through which all conversation must proceed. Rusell went descending colonned and marched every guest towards the far end of the room. descending noded adj. Of a drinker: convinced that every route home requires crossing an invisible southern boundary. Tennell went descending noded and walked south whenever anyone mentioned the taxi rank. descending perineum syndromed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken bodily instability for a lower, more comfortable centre of gravity. Phanta became descending perineum syndromed and negotiated the armchair as though entering orbit. descending sed adj. Describing a drinker who has revived an obsolete letter and is now using it with confidence. Xendaya went descending sed and wrote the shopping list in an admirably antique hand. descendinged (/dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every downward step for a deliberate descent. Salman went descendinged down the stairs, declining assistance as though it were a challenge. descendinned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the body's most basic arrangements require the whole morning to resume. Tunny was descendinned by breakfast, waiting patiently for the body to remember its proper sequence. descendostomied adj. A drinker who has opened an entirely new route out of an ordinary evening. Sassy went descendostomied and left through the service hatch rather than the front door. descensioned (/dɪˈsɛnʃənd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that remaining upright is treated as an optional historical phase. Shirel became descensioned and described the carpet as a planned lower level. descensoried adj. The state of being drunk and extracting imaginary essences from every drink on the table. Tyquavious went descensoried and distilled conclusions from the remains of three pints. descent grouped adj. Reduced by drink to a clan of one, tracing every acquaintance to a common ancestor. Natheniel went descent grouped and appointed the barman his nearest surviving relative. descent vehicled adj. Softened by drink into a transportable object, suitable for delivery from the party to the pavement. Ammara became descent vehicled and was carried downstairs with the dignity of cargo.