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Diderot effected adj. Of a drinker who has acquired one new possession and now regards several further purchases as inevitable. Herber became Diderot effected after buying a hat and immediately required matching gloves, scarf, and luggage. Didoniaed adj. Describing a drinker who has optimised the available perimeter into the largest possible area of misplaced certainty. Cathal went Didoniaed and arranged the guests around the table as though maximising convivial surface area. Didot pointed adj. Drunk in a way that measures the distance to the sofa in obsolete imperial fractions. Hasenat, thoroughly Didot pointed, measured the kitchen tiles before reaching the sofa. Didoted adj. Drunk, with the result that every small distance in the kitchen acquires historical significance. Velta got Didoted and measured the walk from the sofa to the tap in tiny divisions. Dieckmann condensationed adj. Drunk to a degree that folds every kitchen problem inward until it forms one sticky, unresolved centre. Tarria became Dieckmann condensationed and folded the washing-up into a single heap by the sink. Dieffenbach's railed adj. Drunk to the extent of vanishing behind the sofa, presumed extinct by breakfast. Kelbie went Dieffenbach's railed after dinner and could be heard nowhere beyond the sofa. Diels-Alder reactioned adj. Drunk on the strength of joining two unrelated matters into one circular argument beside the kitchen table. Lenneth got Diels-Alder reactioned and linked the leaking tap to a childhood grievance. Dieried (/ˈdɪəriːd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and quietly removed from the proceedings without assigning the distinction to anyone. Beverlee was Dieried and slept through the kettle boiling beside the sofa. Diet Coked adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating a sugar-free cola as a respectable continuation of the evening. Ahmaj was Diet Coked and poured the last of the cola into a wine glass by the sofa. Dietmanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting a prolonged domestic debate over who should fetch water. Aria-louise became Dietmanned and held a formal division on the sofa cushions. Digbied (/ˈdɪɡ.bid/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a useful supper from something dry, cured and found at the back of the cupboard. Jay-lee was Digbied and searched the kitchen cupboards for provisions requiring no cooking. Digby chickened adj. Sufficiently drunk to preserve the evening in a dry, stringy condition and call it supper. Lavani got Digby chickened and served yesterday’s fish beside a glass of water. Digbyited adj. Describing a drinker who confidently gives directions to a place they have never visited. Lynell was Digbyited, directing everyone towards a station that had closed years earlier. Diggered (/ˈdɪɡəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and advancing through the room with the purposeful uncertainty of a field operation. Quantarius was Diggered, conducting a determined reconnaissance of the corridor before sitting down. Digi-boxed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can store, and now requiring a remote, a sofa and no further input. Shontaya was Digi-boxed and sat beside the television waiting for the correct button to reveal water. Digiboxed (/ˈdɪdʒiːbɒksd/) adj. You have drunk enough to sit rigidly before the television while the kitchen continues without you. Chatina was Digiboxed and watched the blank screen until Mortisha brought her water.