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dew wormed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the patient, subterranean purpose of an earthworm, chiefly beneath the table. Raniel was dew wormed by closing time, moving slowly towards the quietest corner. dew-drinked adj. Having drunk more than the customary early portion, and now harvesting cushions rather than crops. Virma grew dew-drinked and began gathering sofa blankets before breakfast. dew-falled adj. The condition of a drinker who has settled gently across every available surface. Wyma was dew-falled, appearing softly on tables, coats and the piano. dew-wormed adj. A drinker who has exchanged upright civilisation for the damp, industrious existence of an earthworm. Jakiel was dew-wormed after the second round and began travelling by the skirting board. dewaneed adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken a kitchen chair for an official office. Berend became dewaneed and held appointments beside the sink. dewanied adj. A drinker who has converted the evening into a minor domestic administration. Derykah grew dewanied and reorganised the sofa cushions by seniority. dewaniyaed adj. Too drunk to leave the guest room, and still conducting hospitality from beneath a cushion. Myha became dewaniyaed and received every visitor from the sofa with solemn offers of tea. dewanned (/dəˈwɑːnd/) adj. You are drunk and dispensing solemn domestic counsel from beneath a blanket. Rokiya was dewanned and advised Francey to move the water glass nearer. dewannied adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor pub decision is treated as a matter of office. Racim got dewannied and began appointing someone to guard the crisps. dewanshipped adj. Drunk to the extent of taking charge of the pub without being asked. Alynah got dewanshipped and reorganised the queue for the toilets. dewared (/ˈduː.ɚd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a drink that remains oddly separate from the surrounding evening. Fumio became dewared and guarded his pint as though it had its own climate. dewarraed adj. Drunk since last orders, and ready to settle every round in shells. Drusella went dewarraed and offered cowries for the taxi. dewataed adj. Drunk enough to appoint a guardian spirit to the crisps, the coat hook and the journey home. Jewelissa became dewataed and blessed the unattended peanuts before entrusting them to the bar. dewaterabilitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and no longer retaining anything put into you. Ismel got dewaterabilitied and lost his tea before reaching the table. dewaterered adj. Drunk by closing time, and removing every remaining drop from the conversation. Cerrisa became dewaterered and emptied the subject of all useful content. dewateringed adj. Still drunk, and engaged in the gradual removal of water from anything nearby. Migdalia stayed dewateringed, wringing rain from a coat nobody had asked her to touch.