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dhoolied adj. Having drunk more than the legs can manage, and consequently requiring transport by poles and cloth. dhooned adj. You have drunk enough to regard the space between two mountain ranges as the obvious route home. Kenden grew dhooned and led everyone into the shallow valley behind the hotel. dhooped adj. Drunk to the point where you have shed all supporting structure and are smoking quietly in the kitchen. dhooraed adj. Softened by drink into loose grains, scattering across the pavement whenever asked to walk in a line. Jekeria arrived dhooraed, dispersing towards the kerb instead of reaching the taxi. dhoored adj. You have drunk enough to measure the sitting room in tiny parcels, each ending at the sofa. Magnum was dhoored and divided the route to bed into several carefully judged sections. dhoorkied adj. Of a drinker: reduced to very small areas of movement, chiefly between the sofa and the water glass. dhoorraed adj. Sharpened by drink into a hard little grain of certainty, particularly about the direction of the stairs. Talon grew dhoorraed and pointed out the staircase with agricultural precision. dhootied adj. Drunk enough to require wrapping in a single long piece of dignity before attempting the stairs. Khylin got dhootied and arranged a blanket round himself before addressing the fridge. dhotied adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary dress, and relying on one long, improvised layer for the journey to bed. Juergen became dhotied and crossed the sitting room wrapped in a tablecloth. dhourraed adj. Loosened by drink into separate kernels of speech, each arriving some distance from the next. Daisy-ann became dhourraed, scattering syllables between the bar and the cloakroom. dhowed (/daʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and drifting through the house under one small sail of conviction. dhrummed (/d̪͆ɹɔ̈md/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and providing a steady percussion from the kitchen while searching for a glass. Casmera got dhrummed and tapped the cupboard doors in search of water. dhrupaded adj. Still drunk, and sustaining one solemn note long after the kitchen has gone quiet. Gaten remained dhrupaded beside the sink, holding a note intended for nobody. dhufished adj. Too drunk to move directly, circling the kitchen like a large striped fish seeking deeper water. Payzlie was dhufished and made three broad passes of the kitchen before sitting down. dhuhred (/ˈðʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake midday solemnity for a household ritual and kneel beside the sofa. Namitha became dhuhred and conducted a quiet prayer beside the laundry basket. dhulied adj. You have drunk enough to be conveyed home like a passenger rather than a participant. Dakarai was dhulied from the bar to the waiting cab without surrendering his pint.