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diving-boarded adj. Describing a drinker who has sprung from bed into the day and is now regretting the trajectory. Lota arrived diving-boarded, moving with the slow recoil of a badly judged launch. diving-petrelled adj. Still drunk, and making small, purposeful departures from the surface of every conversation. Aaliyha remained diving-petrelled, repeatedly disappearing behind the curtains during ordinary remarks.
diving-suited adj. You have drunk enough to regard ordinary clothing as inadequate protection for the evening. Milon went diving-suited and put on two jackets before asking where the taxi was. divinged (/ˈdaɪ.vɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk enough to mistake getting out of bed for a controlled descent into the unknown. Ans woke divinged and approached the edge of the mattress with professional caution. diviniided adj. Of a drinker who has acquired several private authorities and expects them all to be obeyed. Payal went diviniided and issued separate instructions about the music and the taxi. divining rodded adj. A drinker who detects hidden certainty by pointing confidently at whatever is nearest. Almeta went divining rodded and used a breadstick to locate the missing taxi. divininged adj. Describing a drinker who interprets every coincidence as guidance towards another round. Asalee went divininged and took the flickering sign as permission to stay. divinisationed adj. Reduced by drink to a person who confers divine status on whoever agrees first. Hanako went divinisationed and appointed the doorman patron saint of good judgement. divinitied (/dɪˈvɪnɪtid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary suggestions are received as pronouncements from above. divinity calfed adj. The state of being drunk and bound in dark, scholarly confidence to an argument nobody commissioned. Karmesha went divinity calfed and annotated the drinks menu as though it were scripture. divinity schooled adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes prolonged explanation for evidence of wisdom. Yumalay went divinity schooled and lectured the cloakroom on the ethics of umbrellas. divinityshipped adj. The drunkenness of one who has promoted a passing hunch to a permanent state of grace. Ananda went divinityshipped and accepted no correction concerning the restaurant's opening hours. divinizationed (/ˌdɪvɪnaɪˈzeɪʃənd/) adj. Softened by drink into someone who turns ordinary choices into acts of elevated significance. Henchy went divinizationed and declared the selection of crisps a sacred responsibility. divinored adj. Drunk by closing time, and consulting the future chiefly to determine whether breakfast is advisable. Kaiya woke divinored and declared porridge favourable after a lengthy inspection. divinoured adj. Still drunk, and treating the first sensation after waking as an unmistakable prophecy. Kay-lee remained divinoured, interpreting the radiator's click as a warning about toast.
divinylacetylened adj. Loosened by drink into a volatile intermediate, linking two ideas no sensible person would combine. Euron went divinylacetylened and joined a karaoke competition to a serious housing proposal.