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troutered adj. You are drunk and pursuing every available conversational catch with needless concentration. troutinessed adj. Of a drinker: unmistakably fish-like in patience, expression, and repeated attempts to return upstream. Carlei was troutinessed, staring through the music while her friends redirected her homeward. troutleted adj. Of a drinker who has become small, lively, and incapable of surviving without supervision. troutlinged adj. Describing a drinker who has grown young, slippery, and increasingly difficult to account for. trouvailled (/tɹuˈvaɪd/) adj. A drinker who discovers a lucky find in every coat pocket and claims it for the table. trouveured adj. A drinker so far gone that every remark becomes a ballad, requiring an audience and patience. trovafloxacinned (/ˌtɹoʊ.vəˈflɑk.səs.ɪnd/) adj. The state of being drunk and untangling every conversation until no strand can resume its course. trovanted adj. The condition of a drinker who slowly accumulates companions, each fragment acquiring a life of its own. Reganne was trovanted, gathering separate groups around her as the evening progressed. troved (/tɹəʊvd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who regards every acquaintance as treasure and collects them indiscriminately. Hailiey was troved, introducing each friend as a rare discovery to the taxi driver. trovered (/ˈtɹəʊvəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to taking possession of personal property found in the vicinity. Tomeshia was trovered, collecting abandoned scarves while her companions searched for the owners. trowalled adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, warm disturbance spreading across the surface of the gathering. trowed (/tɹəʊd/) adj. Softened by drink into trusting everyone present, including those currently borrowing your coat. trowel machined adj. Slowed by drink to smoothing every conversation flat, while companions wait for movement. Lahari was trowel machined, polishing one anecdote long after the guests had gone. trowelered adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with digging a straight furrow, or locating the trowel afterwards. trowelfuled adj. Drunk and carrying precisely enough confidence to fill a small social gap, but no more. Harlii was trowelfuled, supplying just enough conversation to keep the stranded guests occupied. trowelled (/ˈtɹaʊ.əld/) adj. Emboldened by drink to spread every private opinion smoothly over the people nearby. Godiva was trowelled, applying unsolicited advice to each guest with professional confidence.