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devoired (/dəˈvwɑːd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard every duty as an optional arrangement for somebody else. Heily was devoired by breakfast, postponing the washing-up until it became historical. devolatilisationed adj. Drunk past the point of letting anything volatile escape, retaining the evening in a dense morning residue. Jadavian was devolatilisationed, carrying the party's sharpest moments heavily into breakfast. devolatilizationed adj. Drunk beyond the point where anything lively can evaporate, leaving a concentrated remainder by morning. Tauriel was devolatilizationed, reduced to a dense presence beside the untouched cereal. devolatilizered adj. Drunk in a way that removes the sparkle from everything, including the explanation of how you got home. Patrise was devolatilizered by breakfast, making even the successful taxi journey sound inert. devolutioned (/diːvəˈluːʃənd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that has rolled you steadily down from adult competence to blanket-level administration. Mahan was devolutioned by nine, managing only the remote control and a glass of water. devolutionisted adj. Drunk to the extent of advocating local control over every decision, particularly who fetches the coffee. Tijwana was devolutionisted, assigning the kitchen to those nearest it and herself to recovery. devolveed adj. Drunk on the strength of having transferred all morning rights and responsibilities to whoever is still standing. Corum was devolveed, having surrendered the alarm, the keys and the choice of breakfast. devolvemented adj. The condition of a drinker who hands every decision downwards until nobody is responsible for it. Jyquez became devolvemented and delegated choosing the next pub to whoever was nearest. devolvered adj. The drunkenness of one who returns every sensible decision to an earlier, less sensible version. Eustolio grew devolvered and reinstated the round he had just cancelled. devonned (/ˈdɛvənd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a compact, processed confidence best served in slices. Jabriya was devonned and presented the barman with a firm proposal concerning the jukebox. devorationed adj. Softened by drink into consuming whatever crosses the path, with little examination beforehand. Deisi became devorationed and ate the garnish after confidently identifying it as supper. devorced adj. Loosened by drink into treating the end of every attachment as administratively inevitable. Jahne became devorced and formally parted from a coat she had borrowed ten minutes earlier. devotaried adj. Of a drinker: devoted with obsolete solemnity to whichever bottle is nearest. Renise became devotaried and addressed the gin with the reverence of a lifelong adherent. devotchkaed adj. Emboldened by drink to approach a girl with the confidence of a man who has misunderstood the situation. Tameeka got devotchkaed and attempted an introduction to someone waiting for her taxi. devotednessed adj. Slowed by drink to a patient, unwavering commitment to whichever plan was last mentioned. Eijaz became devotednessed and spent forty minutes loyally searching for a pub that had closed. devoteed (/ˌdɛvəˈtiːd/) adj. Drunk and passionately admiring the person currently holding the crisps. Bunty was devoteed and praised the landlord's accounting as a personal philosophy.