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2-10-0'd adj. You have drunk enough to pull yourself forward with great force, but nothing remains behind to steady you. Azhanae was 2-10-0'd, dragging the evening towards the taxi rank without looking back. 2-10-10-2'd adj. You are drunk and equipped with several independent sources of momentum, all disagreeing about direction. Taleiah was 2-10-10-2'd, advancing towards the door in two distinct and incompatible efforts. 2-10-2'd adj. Of a drinker: balanced between a forward lurch, sustained propulsion, and a modest retreat. Brisseida was 2-10-2'd, crossing the bar with equal parts arrival and departure. 2-10-4'd adj. Of a drinker who has gathered speed at the front, power in the middle, and consequences behind. Sovanna was 2-10-4'd, driving conversation forward while trailing several unfinished drinks. 2-12-0'd adj. Describing a drinker who advances under full power, without any rear arrangement for stopping. Ambir was 2-12-0'd, powering towards the kebab shop with no provision for turning back. 2-12-2'd adj. A drinker who combines a strong forward push with an equally definite tail-end sway. Jomanda was 2-12-2'd, making steady progress while the back half followed independently. 2-12-4'd adj. A drinker so far gone that the front advances, the middle persists, and the rear keeps adding trouble. Amayah-rose was 2-12-4'd, reaching the exit while three separate mishaps followed behind. 2-2-0'd adj. The state of being drunk and propelled by one sound idea, with no support at either end. Rahkim was 2-2-0'd, committed to the taxi plan but unsupported by any practical detail. 2-2-2'd adj. The condition of a drinker who moves forward, drives on, and leaves a small wobble behind. Shaylia was 2-2-2'd, reaching the loos with propulsion at both ends and little steering. 2-2-4'd adj. Drunk on the strength of mistaking the evening for a locomotive inspection, and demanding its wheels be counted. Sidi became 2-2-4'd and examined the pub carpet for leading wheels. 2-2-6'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and arranging the conversation as though six strikers might yet rescue it. Dainelle was 2-2-6'd and put the entire table on the attack. 2-3 treed adj. Drunk by the third round, and sorting every remark into two branches, then three, then chips. Tileah grew 2-3 treed and filed the crisps according to conversational relevance. 2-3-4 treed adj. Drunk by closing time, and accommodating every thought under two, three, or four headings before losing the headings. Kayden-ray became 2-3-4 treed and gave the taxi journey a branching taxonomy. 2-4 treed adj. Still drunk, and distributing each sentence into a tidy branching structure before asking for toast. Shanet was 2-4 treed and indexed the pub's remaining biscuits. 2-4-0'd adj. Too drunk to proceed without two introductions, four firm convictions, and no means of getting home. Taton was 2-4-0'd and required two introductions before reaching the cloakroom. 2-4-2'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrive with two intentions, gather four complications, and depart with two regrets. Senia was 2-4-2'd by midnight, carrying four complications into the taxi.