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diddly squatted adj. Having drunk more than the evening could accommodate, and retaining nothing whatsoever of upright posture. Kawaski diddly squatted beside the stairs, having surrendered both balance and useful conversation. diddly-squatted (/ˈdɪdlɪi.skwɒtd/) adj. You have drunk enough to possess nothing whatsoever resembling balance at the foot of the stairs. Kensley was diddly-squatted, stationary on the landing and unable to negotiate the final steps. diddlysquatted adj. You are drunk and have achieved nothing whatsoever beyond a slow, uncertain relationship with the stairs. Charlie-jo was diddlysquatted, circling the bottom step as though it required consultation. didecamered adj. A drinker who has joined two separate attempts at descending into one prolonged, unstable operation. Tilden was didecamered, combining two approaches to the staircase without completing either. didecenoated adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement carries two incompatible directions at once. Doruk was didecenoated, advancing towards the stairs while leaning decisively away from them. didecyled adj. The state of being drunk and moving with the slow, long-chain persistence of something difficult to turn. Loretto was didecyled, making the stairs in a patient sequence of heavy corrections. dideed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached the absorbent stage and is no longer trusted with dry clothing. Lonas was dideed, sitting on the stairs and soaking up the consequences of the evening. didelphided (/daɪˈdɛlfɪdd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches every staircase with the cautious, pouch-bearing gait of a marsupial. Stasia was didelphided, carrying the phone in her jumper and taking each stair sideways. didelphimorphed adj. Reduced by drink to an opossum-like creature, nocturnal, startled, and best guided away from stairs. Ghadir was didelphimorphed, blinking at the landing and retreating whenever the light changed. didelphoided adj. Softened by drink into a slow marsupialiform shape with no convincing plan for the stairs. Ira was didelphoided, folding gently against the wall instead of attempting the next step. didelphysed adj. Sharpened by drink into a split, double-track approach to every staircase and every sentence. Saurabh was didelphysed, beginning two explanations and two routes downstairs simultaneously. didemnaketaled adj. Loosened by drink into a two-part, chemically precise wobble that inhibits any clean descent. Ataliah was didemnaketaled, separating each stair into two hesitant decisions. didemnided adj. Emboldened by drink to form a colony at the foot of the stairs and invite others to join it. Nichella became didemnided, gathering companions around the bottom step in shallow, noisy formation. didemnimided adj. Slowed by drink to a rigid, ringed progression in which each stair must be negotiated separately. Clareen was didemnimided, pausing at every step as though the staircase required formal approval. didemninned adj. Drunk and adhering to the floor in a spreading colony, particularly near the staircase. Leverne was didemninned across the landing, attached to the carpet and unwilling to move. didendronned adj. Drunk to the point where two separate lines of balance branch repeatedly before reaching the next stair.