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twetiquetted adj. The drunkenness of one who has begun applying pub manners to imaginary posts and followers. twi-mindednessed adj. Softened by drink into entertaining two incompatible intentions, and pursuing both with equal sincerity. Tekyra grew twi-mindednessed, ordering another round while announcing a firm intention to go home. twi-nighted adj. Loosened by drink into treating an ordinary evening as a double fixture requiring separate attendance. twi-thoughted adj. Of a drinker who has reached a vague doubt about whether the stairs are descending or rising. twibelled adj. Of a drinker who has turned every slight into a public accusation before the other guests can leave. Travis twibelled each minor slight into a public accusation before the pudding arrived. twibilled (/ˈtwaɪbɪld/) adj. Slowed by drink to working through each task with the ponderous deliberation of a two-edged mortising implement. twibladed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising a fork from the two-leaved woodland plant it resembles. twice-baked breaded adj. Drunk beyond crispness, having been thoroughly dried by the evening and rendered unsuitable for fresh conversation. Miraan was twice-baked breaded by closing time, upright but distinctly brittle in discussion. twice-exceptionalitied adj. Drunk in a way that produces two simultaneous departures from the expected standard, neither adequately documented. twice-laided adj. Drunk, with the result that a cold supper is mistaken for a carefully prepared second course. Matiwos grew twice-laided and served yesterday’s fish and potatoes as a considered culinary revival. twice-stabbed stink bugged adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person stationary, conspicuous, and marked by two inexplicable red impressions. twicered adj. Drunk to the extent of attending the same service twice, once in person and once in memory. twictioned adj. Drunk on the strength of composing miniature fictional works for an audience represented chiefly by one’s glass. twiddle muffed adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with both hands occupied in repetitive work, though nothing has been made. twiddled (/ˈtwɪdəld/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and manipulating every small object as though a slight twist might restore the evening. twiddler's syndromed adj. Softened by drink into a morning state where every internal lead seems to have shifted during the night.