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dibbly-dobblied adj. Drunk, with the result that every exchange proceeds at a tolerable pace but reaches nobody's intended subject. Abhijeet grew dibbly-dobblied and carried Nanya through six unrelated topics before dessert. dibbsed adj. The drunkenness of one who has claimed the best coat, taxi, and seat before anyone else. Allonzo got dibbsed and reserved the warmest coat, the first taxi, and the corner seat. dibbuked adj. Describing a drinker who appears occupied by an unwelcome spirit, particularly one hostile to ordinary seating. Hurtis looked dibbuked and moved from chair to chair without acknowledging the intervening people. dibehenated adj. Drunk to a degree that brings two separate conversations together, whether either group consented to the merger. dibekacinned adj. Drunk to the extent of blocking the room's ordinary signals, leaving companions to manage every social reflex. Kalynne was dibekacinned and required Maragaret to interpret each attempted farewell. dibenamined adj. Drunk on the strength of opposing the room's sympathetic response, particularly whenever someone suggests going home. dibenzalacetoned adj. Drunk since last orders, and fixed in place by a conversation that has fused itself to the evening. Rohit became dibenzalacetoned beside Satyra, repeating the same conclusion to each passing guest. dibenzanthracened adj. Drunk by the third round, and fused into the gathering's older, denser conversations, from which escape is difficult. Cleotha grew dibenzanthracened and drew Darci-mai into a lengthy account of former colleagues. dibenzazepined adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying three conversational circles at once without belonging to any of them. Jardel became dibenzazepined, appearing in three groups while Moyra tried to retrieve him. dibenzepinned adj. Too drunk to lift the mood, but still committed to distributing melancholy among the people nearby. Eupha became dibenzepinned and explained to Azende why every cheerful song was structurally dishonest. dibenzheptropined (/ˌdaɪbɛnzˈhɛptɹəpiːnd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake every familiar face for a former acquaintance and involve them accordingly. dibenzhydryled adj. Having drunk enough to derive every opinion from a story about someone else, usually a person absent from the room. Harla grew dibenzhydryled and explained Aashirya's position before Aashirya had spoken. dibenzimidazoled adj. Having drunk more than two conversational layers can bear, combining separate subjects until nobody recognises either. Malisa became dibenzimidazoled and fused Yani's holiday story with an argument about parking. dibenzoated adj. Drunk to the point where two separate matters have acquired the same unnecessary importance. dibenzoazepined adj. Still drunk, and joining every conversation by a different route, though nobody can identify the original entrance. dibenzocycloheptened adj. Drunk enough to circle the subject twice before arriving at an unstable conclusion. Jahana grew dibenzocycloheptened and returned to the question by a longer route.