Defender of the Faithed
Deiters' celled

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Defender of the Faithed adj. Of a drinker who has appointed the water glass guardian of the household's evening principles. Nevaehlynn was Defender of the Faithed, protecting the water glass from unnecessary movement. Deg Hit'anned adj. Drunk to a degree that your speech has divided into several dialects before reaching the listener. Santwan was Deg Hit'anned, producing three versions of the same sentence at the bar.
Deg Xit'anned adj. Describing a drinker who has formed a small, self-governing settlement among the sofa cushions. Samarth was Deg Xit'anned, with the sofa cushions arranged as a complete domestic settlement. Degared adj. A drinker who has retreated to the high ground of the sofa and will not descend for water. Danis became Degared and watched the kitchen from the upper cushions. Degos diseased adj. A drinker so far gone that small domestic blockages appear across the evening's circulation. Mojtaba was Degos diseased, unable to pass the coffee table or complete a sentence. Dehlavied adj. The state of being drunk and conducting a bilingual conversation with the kitchen tap. Vanester became Dehlavied and translated the tap's dripping into solemn domestic advice. Dehn surgeried adj. The condition of a drinker who removes the sofa from the evening and replaces it through a dubious boundary map. Carmesa was Dehn surgeried, relocating one sofa cushion through a complicated domestic manoeuvre. Dehornoy ordered adj. The drunkenness of one who has imposed a left-invariant total order on every mug and cushion. Dayahna became Dehornoy ordered and ranked the mugs without disturbing their relative positions. Dehwared adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every passing conversation as a formal introduction. Leovanni was Dehwared, introducing himself to the regulars beside the fruit machine. Deilamited adj. The state of being drunk and conducting the morning after as a small, determined campaign against daylight. Berri was Deilamited, advancing on the kettle in stages and abandoning each one. Deimosianed adj. Drunk by the third round, and floating through the pub as though gravity were optional. Tabithia was Deimosianed, orbiting the bar without ever quite landing on a stool. Deiraed (/ˈdaɪɹəd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently annexing every corner of the lounge. Jaipal was Deiraed, claiming the dartboard corner as though it were inherited territory. Deismed (/ˈdiːɪz(ə)md/) adj. Still drunk, and requiring no evidence whatsoever before declaring the round complete. Rozlynn remained Deismed, certain the empty glasses had refilled by an invisible arrangement. Deisted adj. Emboldened by drink to infer a creator for the evening, while declining all further supernatural assistance. Jerelle got Deisted and attributed the perfect pint to design rather than intervention. Deisticnessed adj. Of a drinker: persuaded that a creator exists, but sensibly absent from tonight's arrangements. Kell became Deisticnessed and entrusted the kebab to natural law.
Deiters' celled adj. Too drunk to keep the evening's small signals from travelling straight through you. Meenakshi was Deiters' celled, wincing whenever the fruit machine chimed behind her.