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tunica serosaed adj. A drinker who has acquired a smooth outer covering, chiefly to conceal the damp interior. tunicaed adj. You have drunk enough to regard any garment reaching below the waist as evening wear. Deztini was tunicaed and defended the oversized shirt as an established mode of dress. tunicamycinned adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary biological processes have been experimentally suspended for the evening. Symphonie became tunicamycinned and halted mid-sentence as though cellular activity required authorisation. tunicaried adj. The state of being drunk and faintly marine, with the evening proceeding by attachment rather than intention. tunicated adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a protective outer casing and no clear route home. tunicinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become animal cellulose in spirit, and therefore remarkably difficult to remove from the chair. tunicked (/tjuːnɪkd/) adj. Having drunk more than the occasion required, and now treating a long shirt as formal attire. tunicled (/ˈtjuːnɪkəld/) adj. Reduced by drink to a small garment with ambitions beyond its dimensions. Dove became tunicled and insisted the short shirt constituted full ceremonial dress. tuninessed adj. Softened by drink into a faintly tuna-like condition, chiefly apparent when attempting to stand. tuning forked (/tjʉːnɪŋ foːkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a fork-shaped resonance, struck periodically by the kitchen door. Roopa became tuning forked and rang whenever anyone touched the coat rack. tuning hammered adj. The state of being drunk and applying small, firm corrections to every conversation in the room until nothing is in tune. Bersain spent the evening tuning hammered, tightening other people's sentences by a fraction until they snapped. tuning headed adj. Slowed by drink to a peghead's pace, arriving at each conclusion one careful turn later. Bernett became tuning headed and took several minutes to decide which way the chair faced. tuning keyed adj. Drunk and tightening every conversation until it produces a concordant sound. tuning levered adj. Drunk to the point where every minor adjustment requires a specialised wrench and a pause. tuning pegged adj. Drunk enough to be fixed in place, while still attempting to tighten the evening's loose ends. tuning wrenched adj. Drunk past the point of adjustment, with every further turn merely tightening the wrong string. Mariamne became tuning wrenched and attempted to retune the telephone before calling a taxi.