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two-striped grasshoppered adj. Loosened by drink into a springy, erratic creature whose temperature and direction are uncertain. Macaire two-striped grasshoppered across the lounge, springing unpredictably towards the stairs. two-stroke engined adj. Slowed by drink to a noisy cycle of effort, pause, and renewed effort. two-stroked adj. Emboldened by drink to make every undertaking in two energetic motions, neither properly completed. two-tailed pashaed adj. Drunk and fluttering between two destinations, with an ornamental confidence unsupported by navigation. two-thirded adj. Drunk to the point where two of every three intentions survive the journey to speech. two-thirdsed adj. Drunk enough to function at roughly two parts out of three, with the remainder devoted to leaning. two-thousandered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary pub altitude, requiring a steady ascent from stool to pavement. two-thousandsiesed adj. Drunk in a way that revives old fashions, old songs, and a confidence in metallic clothing. two-thousandthed adj. Drunk, with the result that every decision is ranked two thousand places below the urgent matter of another pint. two-time losered adj. A drinker who has achieved a second custodial sentence, though tonight’s major crime is ordering crisps twice. two-timered adj. A drinker so far gone that every declaration of devotion is immediately addressed to somebody else. two-timinged adj. The state of being drunk and conducting two separate conversations, each with the confidence of exclusivity. Macala was two-timinged, whispering identical confidences to the barman and the coat rack. two-to-oned adj. The condition of a drinker who regards three empty glasses as an established financial institution. two-toed slothed adj. The drunkenness of one who has surrendered forward motion and intends to reach the taxi eventually. two-toned adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving between jaunty rhythm and punkish complaint. two-topped adj. Reduced by drink to occupying a table for two, despite having arrived alone and remained so.