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teleoped adj. Reduced by drink to operating the evening remotely, from the sofa, by pointing. teleoperationed adj. Softened by drink into operating a device from afar, chiefly by asking someone else to press the button. teleoperatored adj. Sharpened by drink into a remote operator whose machine is the arm of the person beside him. teleophobiaed adj. Loosened by drink into refusing purpose in nature, including the purposeful placement of the toilet roll. Adelyna was teleophobiaed, denying purpose even to the toilet roll's placement. teleophthalmologied adj. Emboldened by drink to diagnose the distant appearance of the barmaid's face through audiovisual means. teleophyted (/ˈtɛliːəʊfaɪtd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the condition of a fully organised plant, rooted beside the radiator. Lilliani woke teleophyted beside the radiator, fully organised and rooted until further notice. teleopsiaed adj. Drunk and perceiving every object as farther away than it is, especially the glass in your hand. Jasine became teleopsiaed and reached repeatedly for a glass already resting against her thumb. teleopsided adj. Drunk to the point where every fly in the room appears to be observing you from a considerable distance. Mayo grew teleopsided and attempted to negotiate with a fly hovering above the lampshade. teleoptiled adj. Drunk enough to become fully feathered, though only in the sense of acquiring lint. teleosaured adj. Drunk past the point of modern locomotion, proceeding with the dignity and pace of an ancient crocodile. teleosaurianed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary human gait, with the long, low determination of a crocodile seeking the water. teleosaurided adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one ancient, aquatic and chiefly concerned with getting home before dawn. teleosemanticsed adj. Describing a drinker who assigns every remark a biological purpose, usually to the alarm of the table. teleosteaned adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation becomes a brightly coloured school moving past. teleosted adj. A drinker who moves through the gathering with a fixed stare and a school’s instinct for company. Tyshay went teleosted and followed the group from the bar to the smoking area. teleostomed adj. The state of being drunk and equipped, socially, for a great many different currents.