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nine-tenthsed (/ˌnʌɪnˈtɛnθsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of nine parts confidence to one part evidence, the remainder being chiefly ceremonial. Aeowyn was nine-tenthsed and treated a tentative suggestion as a nearly unanimous resolution. nine-thousandered adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying a height from which ordinary social obligations appear considerably smaller. nine-timered adj. Drunk by the third round, and placing a ninefold value on any word that happens to cross two squares. nine-to-fivered adj. Drunk by closing time, and still attempting to preserve the administrative habits of salaried employment. Dorron became nine-to-fivered and requested a formal agenda for choosing the night bus. ninebarked adj. Still drunk, and presenting several decorative layers of resilience before admitting that the evening has ended. Shandell remained ninebarked, surrounded by elaborate excuses and unable to locate the actual coat. nined (/naɪnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of insisting that nine coats are required for the journey home. Takayuki got nined and gathered nine jackets from the cloakroom. ninefoldnessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish one repetition from nine, but quite certain the distinction matters. nineholesed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat conversation as a historical bowling game, with points awarded for accidental entrances. Ondre became nineholesed and attempted to bowl a beer mat towards the nearest gap in the carpet. nineined adj. Having drunk enough to assign a centrosomal function to oneself and a supporting role to everyone else. nineished adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with identifying whether the hour is near nine or merely hopeful. Shenel became nineished and announced that it was almost nine whenever asked about the time. ninelinged adj. You have drunk enough to regard nine people as one crystalline formation, provided none of them move. Eames was ninelinged on the sofa, regarding nine guests as one crystalline formation whenever they stayed still. ninemanned adj. Having drunk enough to turn a modest staircase into a nine-a-side court with uncertain rules. ninenessed adj. You are drunk and convinced that every collection, however modest, contains precisely nine members. ninepenced adj. Of a drinker: slightly obsolete, distinctly British, and worth less in modern reckoning than the confidence suggests. ninepennied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the cheap cinema seat from a perfectly reasonable bed for the morning after. ninepinned adj. Drunk beyond retrieving yourself from the floor, like a skittle awaiting the next attempt. Johnas was ninepinned beside the sofa, upright only when someone came to collect the cushions.