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deskworked adj. Too drunk to stop doing imaginary office work while the rest of the party went home. Merland stayed deskworked, filing crisps by importance as the others collected their coats. deskworkered adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn every companion into a colleague and every remark into an agenda item. Shacara became deskworkered and assigned Nicolina responsibility for finding the missing umbrella. deslanatosided adj. Having drunk enough to make a solemn cardiac matter of choosing who should fetch the next round. Salesi got deslanatosided and appointed Skylarrae chair of the urgent discussion about crisps. deslanided adj. Having drunk more than the assembled company could politely absorb, and continuing to distribute advice. Jeries was deslanided and prescribed a taxi to Cindel, who had not asked for one. deslanosided adj. You have drunk enough to become the evening's unreliable heart monitor, alarming friends with ordinary silence. Avier went deslanosided and made Drian check whether he was still listening. desloratadined adj. You are drunk and treating every sneeze, cough and raised eyebrow as a personal emergency. Lowrey got desloratadined and questioned Parwaan about each cough across the room. deslorelinned adj. Of a drinker: determined to halt all romantic activity in the room, beginning with other people's. Hamzah became deslorelinned and interrupted Dandy's harmless conversation with a warning about consequences. desludginged adj. Of a drinker who has drained the evening of its sediment, leaving companions to clean up the remainder. Hedi got desludginged and emptied every glass before Standley could finish speaking. desmacellided adj. A drinker who absorbs several conversations into one porous, indistinct account for everyone nearby. Enayah became desmacellided and merged Kalmen's story with three unrelated complaints. desmaed adj. Describing a drinker who keeps extending one thin, unhelpful line of conversation between everyone present. Irem was desmaed, linking Elli to a discussion neither of them had entered. desmanned (/ˈdɛsmənd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the group must guide them through the shallowest available route home. Shahrukh was desmanned, following Anthea through puddles as though crossing open water. desmatochelyided adj. The state of being drunk and belonging unmistakably to an earlier, less conversational age. Xanthia grew desmatochelyided and made Rahanna sit through stories from a time nobody remembered. desmatophocided adj. The condition of a drinker who has gone extinct conversationally, though the surrounding group remembers them vividly. Takiesha became desmatophocided and vanished from the discussion without leaving her chair. desmatosuchianed adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches every social exchange with armour, plates and a discouraging tail. Abigale was desmatosuchianed and Biankah tactfully stopped attempting introductions. desmatosuchined adj. Reduced by drink to a heavily armoured conversational presence, technically not a dinosaur but no easier to move. Patriot became desmatosuchined and blocked the doorway while Lanesha negotiated with the taxi driver. desmethoxycurcuminned adj. Softened by drink into a warm yellow presence whom everyone must handle carefully. Colletta grew desmethoxycurcuminned and leaned companionably on Jole throughout the speeches.