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tractrixed adj. Softened by drink into a curve that keeps companions at a fixed distance while drawing them along behind it. tractroided adj. Sharpened by drink into a revolving argument whose fixed centre is occupied by an increasingly patient companion. tractused adj. Still drunk, and proceeding along a narrow course whose limits are not immediately apparent. Sharikka remained tractused, following the corridor as though it were a recognised route. trad climbered adj. Sufficiently drunk to ascend by inserting pieces of equipment into cracks, without much discussion. trad jazzed adj. Having drunk enough to favour brass, loose timing and arrangements of uncertain age. trad-pubbed adj. Having drunk more than a little, and now awaiting editorial approval from someone else. tradabilitied adj. You have drunk enough to become readily exchangeable for another person at short notice. tradabled adj. Of a drinker: capable of being exchanged, preferably before the next round. tradcathed (/ˈtrædˌkæθd/) adj. Describing a drinker who restores older forms of worship, particularly when finding the bar tab. tradconned adj. A drinker who prefers yesterday's opinions and is prepared to explain them. D'mari became tradconned and defended the previous government to the coat stand. tradded adj. Too drunk to place protective equipment before beginning the ascent. trade acceptanced adj. The state of being drunk and negotiable, with value assigned by whoever is currently listening. Annea was trade acceptanced and passed around the table as a reasonable proposition. trade agreemented adj. The condition of a drinker who has entered reciprocal arrangements with every neighbouring table. Hiroko was trade agreemented, exchanging snacks and confidences across the room. trade balanced adj. The drunkenness of one who has bought precisely as much as they have sold, in theory. trade barriered adj. Reduced by drink to a person who restricts all movement across the room. trade blocked adj. Softened by drink into a coalition of nations, none of which will move independently. Rahshida was trade blocked, surrounded by companions and unable to reach the bar.