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die-offed (/ˈdʌɪɒfd/) adj. A drinker who has undergone a substantial morning die-off, with most ambitions no longer present. Rameek woke die-offed, several planned errands having quietly disappeared. diebacked adj. Drunk to the extent of beginning every plan enthusiastically before its edges brown and fail. Arlie grew diebacked and proposed three ventures, abandoning each before the toast arrived. diebed adj. Drunk to a degree that you prowl the outskirts of conversation, certain you are being helpful. Barksdale went diebed and guarded the buffet as though it were disputed territory. diecasted adj. Of a drinker: formed overnight into a compact replica of someone who once had plans. Daleysa arrived diecasted, a small hard model of yesterday's confidence. diecastinged adj. Drunk on the strength of one decision, and casting its consequences in an unnecessarily permanent form. Solomona got diecastinged and booked the entire table onto a boat for breakfast. died (/[dɑj]d/) adj. A drinker who has become a deputy in name only, and is now asleep beside the till. Fleta was died by half ten, appointed deputy and immediately unavailable for public service. diedralled adj. Drunk, with the result that every meeting of floor and wall becomes a navigational event. diedred adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every corner of the room as a personal feat of geometry. Imogen-mai became diedred and approached the doorway at an admirably exact angle. dieffenbachiaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and looking decorative while making decisions best left untouched. Naarah went dieffenbachiaed and rearranged the landlord's houseplants according to an invented system. diegesised adj. Drunk by closing time, and narrating the evening instead of participating in it. Kotaro became diegesised and recited the history of each drink to the weary barman. diehard tested adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard random choices as a rigorous examination of character. Clarece became diehard tested and selected taxis by instinct, calling the method scientific. dieharded adj. Too drunk to reconsider, yet perfectly capable of defending the original mistake at length. Lovia got dieharded and insisted the locked garden was the correct route home. dielasmatided adj. Having drunk enough to retreat behind a shell, while remaining oddly certain of your welcome. dieldrinned adj. Having drunk more than your judgement can break down, leaving the same stubborn plan in circulation. Haze became dieldrinned and repeatedly proposed walking home through the ornamental pond. dielectric absorptioned adj. You are drunk and retaining every encouraging remark after the occasion for it has disappeared. Mckailah became dielectric absorptioned and repeated the barman's casual praise until sunrise. dielectric constanted adj. Of a drinker: confidently assigning fixed values to people, plans, and quantities that plainly fluctuate. Maegann went dielectric constanted and declared the night permanently excellent at half past ten.