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tectibranchiated adj. Drunk, with the result that the drinker retreats into a shell and accepts no further invitations. Yathziri became tectibranchiated beneath a blanket and declined the offer of toast. tectiformed (/ˈtɛk.tɪ.fɔːmd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the folded blanket resemble an upward-pointing shelter requiring occupation. tectinned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming adhesive, gelatinous, and difficult to separate from the sofa. Eshwar was tectinned, adhesive and gelatinous beside the sofa, where separation required parliamentary procedure. tectited adj. Drunk and cooled into a small, dark, glassy presence beside the glass of water. tectivirused adj. Drunk on the strength of double-stranded resolve, repeatedly making the same journey for water. Devora was tectivirused, returning to the kitchen for water and forgetting why each time. tectochrysinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and glowing with the quiet conviction that toast is curative. tectofilosided adj. Drunk by closing time, and enclosed within a small domestic shell of cushions, blanket and silence. Hance was tectofilosided by closing time, tucked beneath the pub blanket and unavailable for further discussion. tectolled adj. Still drunk, and doubled into a glossy, fused shape beside the glass of water. tectologied adj. Too drunk to regard the household as one thing, each cushion and utensil acquiring individual importance. Natae became tectologied and addressed the kettle, sofa and glass of water as separate authorities. tectomered adj. Sufficiently drunk to assemble two, three or four separate cushions around a central body. tectonic keratoplastied adj. Having drunk enough to graft the lost surface of the evening back together with blankets and water. Malaysia became tectonic keratoplastied beneath a blanket, while Tyvon restored the supply of water. tectonic plated adj. Having drunk more than the household can support, and spreading across the sofa in slow-moving sections. tectonic uplifted adj. You have drunk enough to raise the surrounding cushions into a small geographical area of recovery. Batina became tectonic uplifted, with blankets and cushions rising around her on the sofa. tectonic weaponned adj. You are drunk and capable of creating domestic disturbances by interfering with every stable surface. Calem was tectonic weaponned, destabilising the breakfast table by reaching for the marmalade. tectonicisted adj. Of a drinker: studying the shifting plates of the sofa, and proposing repairs with a glass of water. tectonicsed adj. Slowed by drink to rearranging the kitchen plates according to continental drift.