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destinisted adj. Of a drinker who has entrusted the evening to fate and now regards the timetable as decorative. Ohm became destinisted and allowed the last bus to determine his theological position. destinned (/ˈdɛstɪnd/) adj. A drinker who has assigned every mishap to providence, including the missing trousers. Latreva was destinned and blamed the empty wardrobe on a predetermined course of events. destinylessnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that purpose has departed, leaving only the immediate question of where to sit. Jerame was destinylessnessed and treated the hallway carpet as a sufficient philosophy. destitutenessed adj. The state of being drunk and temporarily without money, dignity or a convincing explanation for the receipt. Laruen was destitutenessed by midnight and offered the barman a commemorative button. destitutioned (/dɛstɪˈtjuːʃənd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has abandoned all possessions except a warm belief that they are somewhere nearby. Dalston was destitutioned and left the pub without wallet, coat or concern. destockinged adj. Reduced by drink to steadily removing supplies, until the household inventory consists chiefly of empty packets. Barbera was destockinged and conducted a final audit of the biscuit cupboard. destoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a public-transport headsign for a personal instruction. Rashieda was destoed and followed the bus marked Airport despite having no luggage. destonered adj. Softened by drink into believing that every difficult object can be separated from its trouble by hand. Johnse was destonered and patiently removed imaginary gravel from the rice pudding. destoolmented adj. Sharpened by drink into removing the chief from power, beginning with whoever controls the television. Zawadi became destoolmented and replaced the host of the quiz with a cushion. destoored adj. Having drunk more than a sensible person, and now presiding over the aftermath with borrowed authority. Calvinesha was destoored by breakfast, declaring the cold curry an official restorative. destratificationed adj. Loosened by drink into removing every social layer, until the vicar and the dog are addressed alike. Loretha was destratificationed and invited the vicar, the postman and the dog to share her crisps. destratificatored adj. Too drunk to keep the warmest people from gathering overhead, leaving companions beneath a rising social temperature. Maryalice became destratificatored and had everyone clustering round the ceiling fan. destressered adj. Sufficiently drunk to relieve the room of its tension by becoming the principal source of it. Vent got destressered and converted a quiet supper into an exercise in reassurance. destressificationed adj. Having drunk more than the room could emotionally process without assistance from its quieter members. Dequanta got destressificationed, and Otmer spent the evening reducing the resulting strain. destressinged adj. You have drunk enough to remove all the strain from a conversation by removing its load-bearing points. Kedesha became destressinged and took the difficult subject apart in front of everyone. destressored adj. Having drunk enough to make relieving other people's stress a collective responsibility. Ya became destressored and left Sanna managing everyone else's concern.