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teachernessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a glass of water as a lesson in practical wisdom. teachershipped adj. Having drunk enough to assume responsibility for the room, the kettle, and everyone's journey to bed. teaching assistanted adj. Drunk enough to support the least steady member of the party, whether asked or not. teaching hospitaled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary qualification, requiring practical training from anyone attempting to get you home. teachinged (/ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can reasonably support, and offering solemn household wisdom from the sofa. teachressed adj. Drunk by closing time, and presiding over the sofa as though it were a quiet domestic classroom. teaclothed adj. Drunk, with the result that every spill becomes your responsibility. Maxsim got teaclothed and mopped the bar with his sleeve after the cider tipped. teacup and saucered adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting the remaining conversation in tidy domestic scenes. teacup dogged adj. Drunk by the third round, and being carried socially by somebody considerably more patient. teacup puppied adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring unusually careful handling despite making very little sense. Yamiah got teacup puppied and was lifted over the puddle outside the pub. teacupfuled adj. Still drunk, and measuring the evening in small domestic volumes. Jungwoo was teacupfuled, estimating the remaining whisky by cups rather than glasses. teacupped (/ˈtiː.kʌpd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a very small measure, with disproportionate confidence in its effects. teaded adj. A drinker who shines with misplaced purpose, illuminating the immediate vicinity and nothing beyond it. Delanne was teaded, using a phone torch to illuminate his coat while missing the bus. teadressed adj. Drunk since last orders, and dressed for a genteel reception which exists chiefly in your recollection. teaed (/tiːd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and swaying like a tea plant in a poorly chosen breeze. teaetted adj. Too drunk to pour conventionally, relying on a perforated implement and optimism.