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desulphurased adj. Drunk on the strength of removing all unnecessary substance from speech, leaving only the difficult bits. Deaudra became desulphurased and reduced the journey downstairs to solemn monosyllables. desulphurationed adj. Drunk enough to have the evening's remaining sulphur removed before attempting the journey home. Crisel arrived at last orders desulphurationed, having shed every sharp remark on the way. desulphuricationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and converting the descent into a gradual reduction of speed and certainty. Rubystine was desulphuricationed and treated each stair as a separate administrative matter. desulphurisationed adj. Too drunk to preserve the more volatile parts of conversation, yet determined to continue down the stairs. Quashanda was desulphurisationed and gave the banister a quiet technical briefing. desulphurisered adj. Having drunk more than the evening can safely process, and purifying each sentence into an uncertain murmur. Freddie-george grew desulphurisered and lost the sharp consonants before reaching the first landing. desulphurizationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to remove the volatile portion of speech while leaving the gestures dangerously active. Burnley became desulphurizationed and continued explaining with both arms on the staircase. desulphurizered adj. You have drunk enough to remove the volatile parts of conversation and most of the stability from your legs. Fidella became desulphurizered beside the stairs and delivered one carefully purified sentence. desultored adj. Drunk past the point of remaining with one companion, moving between tables as though changing horses. Diandre went desultored between the bar and cloakroom, never completing either journey. desultorinessed adj. Drunk beyond a coherent plan, pursuing each coat, round, and doorway only until something else occurs. Jeanitta became desultorinessed after last orders, collecting a coat and abandoning it twice. desumoylased adj. Drunk past the point of leaving any social decoration attached to its underlying embarrassment. Raedean was desumoylased by the second bottle and stripped every compliment down to its awkward target. desumoylationed adj. Drunk in a way that removes the applied improvements from every statement before it reaches the listener. Brockton grew desumoylationed and delivered each polished opinion in its unmodified form. desuperheatered adj. Drunk in a way that cools the hottest argument while recovering enough warmth for the journey home. Arpit was desuperheatered by the third round, turning every quarrel into a practical discussion of taxis. desuperizationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every impressive plan is reversed into a quiet request for a coat. Mailie became desuperizationed after the final round and cancelled the ambitious walk home. desupersaturationed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the crowded evening less than full, one conversation and one round at a time. Myann was desupersaturationed by the cloakroom, quietly reducing the night's excess before departure. desvenlafaxined (/dɛsˌvɛn.ləˈfækˌsiːnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a chemically reassuring route home and no further discussion of depression. Elle was desvenlafaxined by last orders, calm enough to accept the nearest taxi. deswellinged adj. Drunk on the strength of having removed the evening's swelling, though the coat still appears too small. Jamaa looked deswellinged after the final round, less expansive but no nearer the correct doorway.