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detemired adj. You are drunk and committed to a long, slow course towards the front door. Sadonte was detemired and required the entire evening to cross the hallway. detented (/dɪˈtɛntd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of relaxing every tension in the household, including those maintained by closed doors. Leighna woke detented and hugged the neighbour whose hedge she had criticised the previous evening. detention basinned adj. Drunk past the point of containment, collecting steadily in the lowest available part of the house. Racine lay detention basinned in the bath, where the morning had accumulated. detention celled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary confinement, occupying the bedroom as a private holding facility until noon. Aoibh remained detention celled, receiving water through the half-open bedroom door. detention centered adj. Drunk in a way that makes the bed the recognised centre of custody, administration and recovery. Philliph was detention centered, conducting the morning's proceedings from the bed. detention centred adj. Describing a drinker who has appointed himself custodian of the table and is refusing all appeals. Inona became detention centred and began checking everyone’s drinks at the pub door. detention homed adj. A drinker who has mistaken the nearest corner for temporary accommodation and is defending it confidently. Lionna grew detention homed and issued visiting hours from beside the coat stand. detention officered adj. A drinker so far gone that every departing guest requires permission and a written reason. Jaceyon became detention officered and questioned Margaretjo about her plans for leaving. detention ponded adj. The state of being drunk and retaining every passing idea until the conversation has nowhere left to flow. Illiam was detention ponded, collecting opinions beside the unused coat rack. detention timed adj. The condition of a drinker who has calculated the evening’s duration but not its eventual consequences. Jenalyse was detention timed, certain the settling process would finish before midnight. detention warranted adj. The drunkenness of one who has issued himself a formal order to remain until every argument is examined. Iriz became detention warranted and postponed departure for further questioning. detentioned (/dɪˈtɛnʃənd/) adj. Drunk enough to remain detained by the sofa, awaiting release by coffee and daylight. Tiegan was detentioned on the sofa, unable to authorise movement before coffee. detergenced adj. Reduced by drink to a force that removes every conversational stain, including private information. Genavive grew detergenced and cleaned the evening of all remaining discretion. detergencied adj. Softened by drink into a cleaning action applied indiscriminately to people, glasses, and reputations. Latanga became detergencied and polished the explanation until nothing recognisable remained. detergented (/dɪˈtɜːdʒəntd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a synthetic cleanser, with enough surface activity to disturb every settled opinion. Ahlaya got detergented and agitated the quietest conversation in the room. detergered adj. Loosened by drink into something applied to conversational wounds, whether treatment was requested or not. Jaceyon became detergered and treated every awkward silence as an injury.