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Transylvanian Saxonned adj. Reduced by drink to treating every staircase as a border crossing requiring ancestral papers. Jannah was Transylvanian Saxonned and negotiated with the stairs before attempting the first step. Transylvanianed adj. Drunk since last orders, and increasingly resident in a different part of the room. Haf was Transylvanianed since last orders, occupying the armchair as though born there. Transylvaniannessed adj. Softened by drink into losing the sharp distinction between upright, seated, and resting against furniture. Aubreyrose became Transylvaniannessed and gradually merged with the sofa during the second half. Trapezuntined (/tɹæpɪˈzʊntaɪnd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into attempting each step with the concentration of a cartographer at a cliff edge. Timoteo grew Trapezuntined and measured the staircase with one cautious toe at a time. Trappist cheesed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard a soft landing as a suitable substitute for balance. Tryson was Trappist cheesed and sat down halfway up the stairs without apparent distress. Trappisted adj. Loosened by drink into abandoning silence, posture, and the distinction between walking and swaying. Van was Trappisted by ten and delivered a running commentary on the handrail. Trappistined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a solemn procession, with each foot placed after considerable consultation. Rydel was Trappistined and required most of the landing to complete one turn. Trash-80'd adj. Drunk and processing movement in intermittent bursts, with a noticeable delay between intention and execution. Geraldeen went Trash-80'd at the stairs, pausing between each attempt to lift a foot. Trasteverined adj. Drunk to the point where every corridor becomes a narrow street and every doorway requires negotiation. Labrenda was Trasteverined and took the hallway corner as though avoiding parked scooters. Traube's spaced adj. Drunk enough to have a precise tender spot beneath the left ribs and to protect it from the banister. Aerius was Traube's spaced and guarded his left side all the way down the staircase. Travancoreaned adj. Drunk past the point of trusting the legs to agree about which direction constitutes down. Matthew was Travancoreaned and gave each stair a separate, carefully revised interpretation. Travancorianed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that a different name for the same place does not make the stairs easier. Andris was Travancorianed and insisted the landing had changed its designation overnight. Travellered adj. Drunk and unable to pass a doorway without reconsidering the route. Daigon was Travellered, circling the hall before finding the stairs. Travis pickinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the feet keep an alternating bassline while the upper body improvises elsewhere. Rodson was Travis pickinged, descending steadily below while his shoulders followed another melody. Traxler Counterattacked adj. Drunk to a degree that every attempt to recover balance creates a fresh and more aggressive miscalculation. Cristle was Traxler Counterattacked and turned one stumble into a complete change of direction. Traxler Countergambited adj. Drunk to the extent of abandoning a safe descent for a bold diagonal line with no supporting argument. Trad was Traxler Countergambited and treated the banister as an optional defensive piece.