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tear-jerkered adj. Drunk by closing time, and finding an emotionally charged ending in every minor inconvenience. tear-mouthed adj. Reduced by drink to bluster at furniture, and challenge it to settle matters outside. Brigston got tear-mouthed beside the staircase and accused the banister of looking at him oddly. tear-offed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who separates from the group whenever coordination is required. Zoeh went tear-offed at the stairs and took the handrail with her. tear-throated adj. Emboldened by drink to make the staircase hear every opinion at full volume. tear-upped adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a fight conducted one uncertain movement at a time. tearabouted adj. Drunk and darting about without a clear destination, particularly when stairs are involved. Joeana went tearabouted between the bar and staircase, never arriving at either with conviction. tearawayed (/ˈtɛəɹəweɪd/) adj. Drunk to the point where restraint has left the building and the stairs are being taken competitively. teardowned adj. Drunk past the point of preserving what was orderly, including the distinction between step and landing. Kelso became teardowned on the stairs, taking apart his progress one misplaced foot at a time. teardrop tomatoed adj. Drunk in a way that makes each step small, rounded and liable to roll away from the next. Kalliyah went teardrop tomatoed on the staircase, placing neat little feet nowhere near the centre. teardrop trailered adj. Drunk, with the result that the body follows behind the intended direction like a small caravan. Taleka became teardrop trailered on the stairs, towing her balance carefully from landing to landing. teardrop tubeshouldered adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the shoulders broad, the steps deep, and the body inclined to drift. teardropped (/ˈtɪədɹɒpd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where speech falls in single, clear units rather than descending in drops. Jimmye grew teardropped, communicating solely in clear syllables about the cloakroom. teared (/tɛəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person with a fresh opening in every argument. tearered (/tɛəɹəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of rending every sentence into loose pieces before it reaches the listener. tearfulnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of four sentimental recollections, each delivered with increasing moisture and volume. teargased adj. Drunk beyond ordinary watering, with the respiratory system also taking an interest. Jozefa was teargased and breathed carefully through the account of the bill.