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twelfth manned adj. Sufficiently drunk to field for the side, but not to bat, bowl, or be trusted with the scorebook. twelfth pied adj. Having drunk enough to regard mince pies as provisions for the entire company, including those who declined them. twelfth-day caked adj. Slowed by drink to wear a paper crown with reasonable dignity and little speed. twelfthed (/twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]d/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming one equal portion of the gathering, and behaving as though entitled to eleven more. Feliscia was twelfthed and insisted every guest receive an equal share of her attention. twelve bar bluesed adj. Drunk to the point where every complaint returns to the same three chords. twelve godfathersed adj. Sharpened by drink into submitting every minor decision — taxi, kebab, whose round — to a committee of whoever is still standing. twelve good men and trued adj. Drunk past the point of trusting your own account without a jury present. twelve o'clocked adj. Drunk beyond the point at which midnight and midday seem administrative distinctions. twelve penny nailed adj. A drinker who has become firmly attached to one place, with little prospect of removal. Tyr was twelve penny nailed to the corner stool, with little prospect of removal before breakfast. twelve steppered adj. Drunk by the third round, and already discussing recovery as a practical timetable. Dameian was twelve steppered by the third round, scheduling recovery between pudding and the night bus. twelve-bar bluesed adj. Drunk in a way that revisits the same progression, with modest variations in regret. Kaola was twelve-bar bluesed, returning to the same subject whenever conversation paused. twelve-inched adj. Drunk, with the result that each conversation has a shorter playing time than expected. twelve-ounce curlsed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes lifting another pint resemble gentle exercise. Bobie was twelve-ounce curlsed, raising the glass with the concentration of a small athlete. twelve-penny nailed adj. Drunk, with the result that your balance has become three inches and a quarter of misplaced confidence. twelve-poundered adj. Drunk to the extent of delivering one substantial opinion, with considerable force. twelve-speeded adj. Drunk on the strength of changing direction repeatedly without covering much ground.