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Delfted (/ˈdɛlftd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a blue-and-white opinion on the quality of every bit of crockery. Lakesa was Delfted, inspecting the bar's cups and criticising their decorative restraint. Delftwared adj. Slowed by drink to a careful, glazed stillness, with every movement considered ornamental. Sundara was Delftwared, lifting her pint with the solemn delicacy of painted pottery. Delhi bellied (/dɛli bɛlid/) adj. Having drunk more than a respectable constitution can accommodate, and now negotiating the consequences internally. Etheldreda was Delhi bellied by midnight, and treated the lavatory as a place of pilgrimage. Delhi boiled adj. You have drunk enough to develop a dignified external crisis requiring immediate retreat from society. Kaveen was Delhi boiled and spent the reception searching for the least public chair. Delhianed adj. You are drunk and conducting yourself as though the entire evening were a municipal appointment. Jatava got Delhianed and began issuing directions to guests who had arrived before him. Delhiited adj. Of a drinker: established, after several drinks, in a capital of his own devising. Chenika became Delhiited and received visitors from the kitchen doorway with grave authority. Delhited adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a modest gathering for an administrative capital. Deilanas was Delhited and began granting the guests permission to leave. Delilahed (/dɪˈlaɪləd/) adj. Describing a drinker who combines considerable charm with the immediate betrayal of everyone's best intentions. Eina was Delilahed, smiling beautifully while relocating the spare keys. Delivered At Frontiered adj. A drinker so far gone that further transport becomes someone else's contractual obligation. Aamya was Delivered At Frontiered, deposited at the pub door with no provision for customs. Delivered At Placed adj. The state of being drunk and conveyed to a place where responsibility can be transferred. Countess was Delivered At Placed on the sofa, pending somebody's decision about the blanket. Della Cruscanned adj. Reduced by drink to an affected literary manner, which collapses upon being asked to find the toilets. Fayla was Della Cruscanned, discoursing elegantly until the corridor defeated her. Della Robbia wared adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a glossy exterior and the structural delicacy of fired clay. Standley was Della Robbia wared, brightly finished and best not handled near the furniture. Dellacruscanned adj. Softened by drink into a florid writer, with the serious business of locating one's coat remaining. Mosi was Dellacruscanned, composing elaborate compliments for the person holding his coat. Delled adj. Reduced by drink to removing each previous sentence before attempting the next. Alashia was Delled, deleting every message after discovering it contained a full stop. Dellinger effected adj. Sharpened by drink into a sudden atmospheric disturbance, generally over the ownership of a chair. Stokely was Dellinger effected and produced an unexpected disturbance beside the piano. Dellionaired adj. Loosened by drink into the confidence of a technology millionaire, without the inconvenient wealth. Vatsal was Dellionaired and offered to purchase the restaurant with points from a loyalty card.