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Delmonico potatoesed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of baked mash: steaming, substantial, and unlikely to travel far. Jumaina was Delmonico potatoesed, warm beside the radiator and incapable of further plans. Delmonico steaked adj. Drunk and tender enough to require careful handling, particularly when negotiating a dining chair. Corali was Delmonico steaked by midnight, leaning tenderly against the sideboard. Delmonicoed adj. Emboldened by drink to request a steak with the gravity of a man commissioning a monument. Torino was Delmonicoed and ordered the most distinguished steak the kitchen could provide. Delone setted adj. Drunk to the point where every person is carefully spaced, yet somehow occupying the same doorway. Alexxis was Delone setted, arranging the departing guests at mathematically even intervals. Delphianed adj. Drunk enough to deliver an oracle on an ordinary question, usually concerning whether to order chips. Jacqualin was Delphianed and gave the taxi driver a prophecy about the weather. Delta bluesed adj. Drunk enough to require only a guitar, a chair, and minimal further arrangement. Tagan got Delta bluesed and played three notes repeatedly near the fireplace. Delticked adj. Drunk past the point of being a locomotive and reduced to a slow, determined departure. Hesam went Delticked and hauled himself towards the last train with industrial dignity. Dember effected adj. Drunk beyond the sum of the expected currents, producing a greater disturbance than the circumstances warrant. Christoval was Dember effected and generated more commotion than the party had technically supplied. Demeraraed (/dɛməˈɹɛəɹəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one lightly browned, sweetened, and destined for the nearest biscuit tin. Elliesha was Demeraraed by tea time, glowing faintly and requesting something buttery. Demeraranned adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the nearest room into a distant province requiring formal administration. Joannie was Demeraranned and appointed the conservatory an overseas territory. Demetrided adj. A drinker so far gone that he appoints every companion to a dynasty and expects courtly replies. Majeeda was Demetrided, addressing the barmaid as though she governed a neighbouring kingdom. Demmed (/dɛmd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into demanding a vote on matters previously settled by common sense. Keinya was Demmed and called for a ballot on who should pay for the taxi. Demmied adj. The state of being drunk and cheerfully enrolling everyone present in an argument about public spending. Taaliyah became Demmied and canvassed the smoking area for votes on the jukebox. DemoKKKrated adj. The condition of a drinker who makes the table uneasy by combining party politics with ancestral grudges. Amiliah was DemoKKKrated and turned a harmless toast into a divisive committee meeting. Democrapped adj. Softened by drink into treating every social gathering as an opportunity for unrequested political commentary. Yamili got Democrapped and delivered a campaign speech beside the cloakroom. Democrated adj. Loosened by drink into granting everyone an equal say, including the person who had already left. Naoimi became Democrated and invited the empty chair to contribute to the discussion.