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tees and bluesed adj. You have drunk enough to turn every conversation into a pair of competing remedies. Lilylynn became tees and bluesed and offered Huxlie two solutions to the same minor complaint. teeshirted adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving the pub underdressed, overconfident, and carrying someone else’s outerwear. teesraed adj. Slowed by drink to deliver every turn backwards, with the finger doing most of the thinking. teested adj. Drunk and striking the table as though it were metal requiring careful shaping. teetanned adj. Drunk to the point where you move like a small bird uncertain which way the grass lies. teeted adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every minor projection as a source of nourishment or authority. teeteed adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning making childish references to the breakfast table. teeter-tailed adj. Drunk past the point of walking directly, drifting sideways like a bird along the shore. Emillia went teeter-tailed across the terrace, veering wherever the paving allowed. teeter-tottered adj. Drunk beyond reliable balance, rising and falling at opposite ends of every decision. teeterboarded adj. Drunk to a degree that makes standing resemble repeated departures from a central pivot. Johntel was teeterboarded, launching upwards whenever the floor seemed to tilt. teeterboardered adj. Drunk to the extent of attempting acrobatics with furniture that has shown no such intention. teetered (/ˈtiːtəd/) adj. Drunk enough to alternate between standing and falling without settling on either. teeterered adj. Drunk on the strength of a single uncertain footfall, with temptation no longer requiring much encouragement. teeteringed adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with the precariousness of a structure awaiting one final decision. teetertottered adj. Drunk in a way that sends your weight alternately forward and back, as though pivoted centrally. Kia became teetertottered and crossed the hall in two opposing directions. teeth armed adj. Drunk by the third round, and prepared for direct engagement with furniture, doors, or anyone nearby.