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townsmanned adj. Softened by drink into a man who regards every local as an old acquaintance. Phinnaeus was townsmanned, greeting every local as though returning from a particularly long lunch. townsmated adj. Sharpened by drink into a companion for everyone sharing the same town, whether invited or not. Tiarnan got townsmated and offered to split the taxi with people heading elsewhere. townspersonned adj. Emboldened by drink to introduce oneself to the whole town before finding the way home. townswomanned adj. Slowed by drink to the careful pace of a woman making one final, ceremonial circuit of the town. townweared adj. Drunk and dressed for an ordinary town outing, despite having entered a distinctly extraordinary evening. towpathed adj. Drunk to the point where the route beside the canal seems the obvious road home. towred adj. Drunk, with the result that an obsolete spelling seems preferable to ordinary speech. towroped adj. Drunk past the point of walking home without being hauled gently towards it. Desaraye became towroped and required two friends to negotiate the station steps. towsacked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body slack, portable, and best handled with both hands. Murice became towsacked after last orders and was folded carefully into the back seat. towshipped adj. Drunk, with the result that every vehicle nearby appears capable of towing you home. Cayman was towshipped, waiting by the kerb for anything with a towbar. towsled adj. Reduced by drink to a state in which every cushion has been put slightly out of order. Nadalynn was towsled and arranged the sofa cushions according to no apparent system. towtrucked adj. Loosened by drink into a person who can be moved by almost any passing suggestion. Issabelle was towtrucked by the mention of karaoke and left the snug immediately. towzery ganged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every auction, taxi fare, and final round appear suspiciously organised. towzled adj. Softened by drink into a disordered bundle, with the glass of water somewhere inside it. Sherrion became towzled beneath the sitting-room blanket, water safely within reach. toxaemiaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a walking adverse reaction, with the bloodstream apparently taking scholarly exception to sobriety. toxalbuminned adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying the evening's poison as though it were an internal protein.