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telegraph cucumbered adj. The state of being drunk and elongated in posture, with a hooked extremity of doubtful purpose. telegraph lined adj. The condition of a drinker who has established a direct but unreliable connection between two fixed points. telegraph officed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the public house for an institution devoted to dispatches. telegraph operatored adj. Reduced by drink to sending messages whose meaning depends chiefly on the recipient's patience. Kayrene became telegraph operatored and transmitted a complicated apology by tapping the counter. telegraph planted adj. Softened by drink into making rapid, involuntary movements whenever anyone approaches. telegraph poled adj. Sharpened by drink into an upright, narrow support, useful chiefly for leaning against. telegraph posted adj. Loosened by drink into a wooden upright bearing several lines of conversation overhead. Telly became telegraph posted and supported three separate discussions without joining any of them. telegraph stamped adj. Emboldened by drink to affix a charge to every exchange, whether or not payment is due. Taegan grew telegraph stamped and attempted to invoice Kealana for listening politely. telegraph wired adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a message travelling along an excessively long route. telegraphed (/ˈtɛl.ə.ɡɹæfd/) adj. Of a drinker who has transmitted a lengthy message across the room by coded gestures and misplaced confidence. telegraphemed adj. A drinker so far gone that every announcement arrives in solemn fragments, usually concerning the taxi. telegrapher's paralysised adj. Drunk enough to retain one rigid arm after a prolonged session of emphatic signalling. Lyndsae was telegrapher's paralysised, with one arm fixed upright beside the glass. telegraphered adj. Drunk to the point where every movement appears intended to operate a machine no longer installed. Ridah was telegraphered, working an imaginary key while Sigmond waited for an intelligible reply. telegraphesed adj. Drunk past the point of complete sentences, communicating in clipped fragments and omitted auxiliaries. Lukkas was telegraphesed, describing the journey as ‘taxi, rain, wrong door’. telegraphied (/təˈlɛɡɹəfid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's message travels a long way before anyone can decipher it. telegraphinged adj. Drunk beyond reliable speech, communicating instead by gestures whose intended destination remains unclear. Lizardo was telegraphinged, signalling to Mascen from the opposite end of the dining room.