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towndwellered adj. A drinker who has made the town their immediate and slightly inconvenient habitat. towned (/taʊnd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a whole settlement's worth of opinions and expects the visitors to listen. Edwinna was towned by supper, explaining local boundaries to Terrace over the chips. towneed adj. Reduced by drink to a local fixture, familiar with the route but unable to negotiate it. townered adj. You have drunk enough to address every nearby stranger as though the pavement were a small municipality. Shua, thoroughly townered, introduced himself to three residents and one parking meter. towneted (/ˈtəʊˌnɛtd/) adj. You are drunk and dragging every loose thought through the conversation until only fragments remain. townfielded adj. Of a drinker: divided between several directions, each apparently assigned to a different farmer. townfolked adj. Of a drinker who has distributed their balance among the entire population of the stairwell. townfolksed adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken a collection of bystanders for a single, dependable support system. Mitzi was townfolksed and advanced downstairs by transferring herself between helpful shoulders. townfulled adj. A drinker who occupies every available space, including the gaps required for other people to pass. Nairi was townfulled across the landing, leaving Desta to find another route downstairs. townhalled adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a municipal building for a suitable place to remain. townhomed adj. A drinker so far gone that the stairs are treated as a shared residential feature rather than a route. Nikylah became townhomed and sat halfway up the stairs, calling the landing home. townhooded adj. The state of being drunk and taking several uncertain minutes to achieve the status of standing upright. Price reached townhooded after the second flight and remained ceremonially vertical. townhoused adj. The drunkenness of one who has made a row of steps into a series of adjoining rooms. townied (/ˈtaʊnid/) adj. Softened by drink into a stationary local presence, no longer attached to the university of forward motion. towninessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise awareness of pavements, kerbs, and the treachery of stairs. townishnessed adj. Loosened by drink into a broad familiarity with corners, crossings, and people encountered between them.