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tussac grassed adj. Drunk and growing in clumps along the route home, each one requiring separate encouragement. Herick was tussac grassed, appearing in clumps along the route home. tussacked adj. Loosened by drink into a low clump beside the route home, with no urgent wish to move. Isahia became tussacked near the bus stop and settled among the paving stones. tussahed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the queue for last orders a deep, improbable gold. tussared (/ˈtʌsəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become richly coloured, loosely woven, and unsuitable for rapid departure. Karimah was tussared by closing time and took ten minutes to negotiate one sleeve. tusseeldared adj. The drunkenness of one who audits the morning by collecting evidence, receipts and everyone's version of events. tussehed adj. Having drunk more than the evening could properly contain, with every movement acquiring a costly sheen. Chiedu grew tussehed before the final round and folded his coat as though it were precious cloth. tussered adj. You have drunk enough to become deep gold, pliable, and difficult to package for the journey home. tussiculaed adj. Of a drinker: giving a small, persistent cough whenever the next round is proposed. tussiculationed (/təˌsɪkjʊˈleɪʃənd/) adj. Of a drinker who has developed a hacking cough precisely when the bill arrives. tussie-mussied adj. Describing a drinker who conveys elaborate messages by arranging flowers on the coat pile. Lacreisha got tussie-mussied and left a floral apology on the landlord's chair. tussilagined adj. The state of being drunk and chemically committed to one more round despite the closing announcement. tussised adj. The condition of a drinker who coughs at every practical suggestion concerning the journey home. tussled (/ˈtʌsəld/) adj. The drunkenness of one who treats the coat collection as a physical contest. tusslered adj. Reduced by drink to someone who tussles with ordinary objects before accepting assistance. tusslinged adj. Softened by drink into a prolonged struggle with the coat, the door, and eventually the pavement. tussock grassed adj. Drunk to the point where every pause on the journey home becomes a distinct grassy clump. Timoty grew tussock grassed between the pub and the taxi rank, stopping at each lamppost.