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turtle-pegged adj. Drunk and advancing upon the evening with a fixed point, a long cord, and no useful speed. turtle-pressed adj. Drunk and printing the evening in a series of slightly curved impressions. turtle-shelled adj. You have drunk enough to retreat into a hard outer covering and remain there. turtle-souped adj. Drunk in a way that turns supper into a slow communal stew of stories, spoons, and second opinions. turtle-stoned adj. Drunk enough to become a many-layered explanation for a single unsettled matter. turtle-twined adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing cord from the thing it was meant to catch. turtlebacked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body rounded, protected, and of limited mobility. Chystal was turtlebacked on the sofa, declining assistance with quiet dignity. turtleburgered adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary food acquires an unnecessarily adventurous provenance. Sri grew turtleburgered and asked whether the buffet contained anything more historic. turtled (/ˈtɜːtl̩d/) adj. Drunk beyond all haste, proceeding under personal protection towards the nearest horizontal surface. turtledomed adj. Drunk to a degree that places the person among turtles, collectively and without distinction. turtledoved adj. The condition of a drinker who has withdrawn into a soft, melancholy courtship of everyone present. Nicolia became turtledoved and called each member of the band darling. turtlegrassed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming quietly rooted in the nearest patch of seagrass. Jherica stood turtlegrassed beside the fountain, declining the invitation to move inland. turtleheaded adj. Drunk on the strength of a pale flowering head and very little else. turtleneck collared adj. Still drunk, and enclosed in a high, close-fitting version of the conversation. turtleneck sweatered adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a high collar as adequate protection from further conversation. Dameion became turtleneck sweatered and withdrew behind the nearest woollen neckline. turtlenecked adj. Drunk by closing time, and wearing the evening up around the neck.