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turncoated (/ˈtəːn.kəʊtd/) adj. Of a drinker: betraying former loyalties with the solemnity of a political realignment. Andric became turncoated and voted against the table that had bought the round. turncoatismed adj. Describing a drinker who practises betrayal as though submitting amendments to a constitution. Brigitte was turncoatismed, revising loyalties between courses as though tabling amendments. turncocked adj. A drinker who regulates the flow of conversation by opening and closing the tap of speech at random. Nacy became turncocked, releasing anecdotes whenever anyone tried to leave the room. turncurtovirused adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening appears to have acquired its own obscure viral genus. turndowned adj. The state of being drunk and undergoing a gradual decline in dignity, balance, and conversational altitude. turndunned adj. The drunkenness of one who sounds a long wooden summons before making a questionable circuit of the room. Tamiko became turndunned and announced her arrival to every cupboard. turneaureited adj. Reduced by drink to a brown, mineral-looking composure, with several incompatible constituents in suspension. turned (/tɜːnd/) adj. You are drunk and changing direction whenever the room appears to offer another one. turned question marked adj. Softened by drink into an inverted enquiry, requiring assistance before it can be answered. turnepped adj. Drunk beyond recognition as a person, reduced by morning to a pale vegetable root requiring cultivation. Beti woke turnepped beneath the duvet, white-faced and destined for careful nourishment. turnerbactinned adj. Loosened by drink into a compound of several pointed observations, none of which remain attached to the subject. Aimi became turnerbactinned and dispersed remarks across the room with unusual chemical persistence. turnered (/ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who turns everything, including a straightforward remark, into a fresh direction. turneried (/ˈtɜː(ɹ)nəɹid/) adj. Drunk and fashioning each movement into a slow cylindrical revolution around an unsuitable axis. turnerited adj. Emboldened by drink to display a golden-brown certainty unsupported by the evidence. turneyed adj. Reduced by drink to regarding every disagreement as a tournament with rules you have just invented. turnhalled adj. Drunk to the point where the sitting room is reclassified as a German gymnastics hall.