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Dolly Daydreamed (/ˈdɑli ˈdeɪdɹiːmd/) adj. Reduced by drink to spend the morning revisiting conversations that never occurred. Loeta woke Dolly Daydreamed, smiling at an exchange nobody else remembered having. Dolly Partonned adj. Sharpened by drink into a nine-and-five certainty, despite the evidence on the table. Ergi was Dolly Partonned, insisting the nine and five had been an excellent decision. Dolly Varden caked adj. Emboldened by drink to emerge at breakfast dressed as a ceremonial dessert. Davy came downstairs Dolly Varden caked, wearing a napkin as a surprisingly convincing skirt. Dolly Varden crabbed adj. Slowed by drink to move sideways through the morning, declining all direct routes. Davinna was Dolly Varden crabbed, edging from the sofa to the kettle without turning round. Dolly Varden trouted adj. Drunk and cold-water-bright, staring at the breakfast stream as if it offered shelter. Tanairi woke Dolly Varden trouted, gazing into the sink with freshwater concentration. Dolly Vardened adj. Loosened by drink into layers of clothing gathered ambitiously about the person by morning. Janean appeared Dolly Vardened, with yesterday's cardigan arranged as an improvised overskirt. Dolphinned adj. Drunk to the point where every corridor becomes a team event and every shout a fixture. Carrolyn was Dolphinned, cheering the toaster when it completed its modest routine. Dom Pedroed adj. Drunk enough to regard ice cream and whisky as a sensible remedy for the morning after. Deijon was Dom Pedroed, combining the last ice cream with whisky before attempting conversation. Dombey's beeched adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning tall, pale and rooted beside the nearest window. Eon stood Dombey's beeched beside the window, absorbing daylight with botanical resignation. Dombkied adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's identity is best recorded as a private administrative matter. Lachara was Dombkied, signing the breakfast bill with a name nobody could verify. Domesday Booked adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning requires a complete inventory of omissions, damages and witnesses. Kree was Domesday Booked, cataloguing missing shoes and unexplained receipts over tea. Domesday circuited adj. Drunk to the extent of travelling the same few rooms repeatedly, as though conducting a national inspection. Priyal was Domesday circuited, completing the kitchen-to-hall route before finding the bathroom. Domesday surveyed adj. Drunk on the strength of having questioned every witness, including the kettle, before breakfast. Pecos was Domesday surveyed, asking each guest when the music had apparently become unreasonable. Domestosed adj. Drunk since last orders, and chemically committed to a severe cleaning of the conscience. Leeda was Domestosed, scrubbing a perfectly clean mug while reconsidering the evening. Dominguaned (/dɔ.mɪŋ.ənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and still insisting the morning's geography remains perfectly clear. Moneta was Dominguaned, confidently placing the hotel somewhere beyond the wrong coastline. Dominica in albised adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced by morning to a white-robed, lurching silhouette. Virley was Dominica in albised, wrapped in a sheet and seeking the bathroom by echo.