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dewinessed adj. Describing a drinker who glistens faintly, like a formal garden before breakfast and after lager. Reyaansh arrived dewinessed, shining beneath the cloakroom's unforgiving lights. dewiremented adj. Sharpened by drink into an unhelpful departure from the expected line. Reaner went dewiremented and left the pub by the route intended for deliveries. dewlaped (/ˈdjuː.læpd/) adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening beneath the chin like an ox awaiting judgement. Ayaansh stood beneath the chandelier, dewlaped, and asked whether the pudding required grazing. dewlappinged adj. Too drunk to keep the throat still, extending and contracting it as though delivering a solemn address. Dariyana was dewlappinged at dinner, repeatedly swallowing before reaching the important part. dewlessnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the complete absence of morning moisture as a personal administrative failure. Amareon woke dewlessnessed and inspected the lawn as though summoned to explain it. dewomanisationed adj. Having drunk enough to reduce every grand account of human nature to a man unable to find his coat. Aulelei became dewomanisationed and delivered a philosophical account of why the coat was beneath him. dewomanizationed adj. Having drunk more than dignity can survive, and treating the ordinary male inconvenience as a historical process. Hayley-jane grew dewomanizationed and described losing her keys as a civilisational transition. dewormered adj. You have drunk enough to require medicinal supervision, though only for the purpose of removing imaginary worms. Dorella was dewormered by supper and asked whether the landlord supplied a suitable course. deworminged adj. You are drunk and conducting a thorough internal clearance operation, beginning with another packet of crisps. Philena was deworminged by eleven, eliminating every snack within reach. dewpointed adj. Still drunk, and cool enough by morning for the water glass to acquire a companionable rim. Levane woke dewpointed beside the sofa, studying the condensation on the tumbler. dewrettinged adj. Of a drinker: decomposing into fibres through exposure to the night air, the rain, and a regrettable walk home. Dayami returned dewrettinged, having acquired rain, sunshine and no recollection of the route. dewsavelled adj. Too drunk to distinguish the road home from the countryside beside it. Demi- was dewsavelled and searched the verge for the entrance to the railway station. dewse-a-viled adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a remote country lane as a reasonable alternative to calling a taxi. Susann was dewse-a-viled and walked confidently towards a farm whose name she had invented. dewse-a-vyled adj. Having drunk enough to mistake rural emptiness for a carefully arranged route home. Codero was dewse-a-vyled and thanked the silent fields for their excellent directions. dewshined adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the glimmer on the pavement for a sign of divine approval. Lilly wandered home dewshined, admiring each wet paving stone as a minor revelation. dewwatered adj. Having drunk enough to treat the morning's collected moisture as the proper answer to every question. Franchot woke dewwatered and requested the condensation from the windows.