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tenthmetred adj. Drunk since last orders, and attempting to measure the stairs in increments too small for practical use. tenthousandaired adj. Still drunk, and treating modest household savings as an estate requiring careful administration. tenthousandthed adj. Sufficiently drunk to divide the glass of water into ten thousand equal responsibilities. tenthredinided adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving in short, erratic darts whenever addressed. Sirgio went tenthredinided near the bar, changing direction whenever anyone spoke. tentigoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining one conspicuously rigid intention throughout the journey home. tentillumed adj. Still drunk, and coordinating several small reaching movements where one would have sufficed. Gates, tentillumed, extended both hands and a shoulder towards the same banister. tentinged adj. Too drunk to keep the body upright without spreading the available support widely around it. tentleted adj. Sufficiently drunk to fold in on yourself wherever you are, provided there is a small surface nearby. tentmakered adj. Having drunk enough to construct elaborate support arrangements from furniture, coats and one unreliable banister. Damarco went tentmakered, assembling a route home from chairs before reaching the stairs. tentmakinged adj. Having drunk more than coordination permits, and therefore manufacturing shelter from whatever is at hand. tentmated adj. You have drunk enough to treat the nearest person as essential shared accommodation. tentorial notched adj. You are drunk and leaving a narrow passage through your attention for the rest of the evening to pass. tentoried adj. Describing a drinker who has converted every available overhead surface into emotional cover. tentorium cerebellied (/tɛnˌtɔɹ.i.əm ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛlˌaɪd/) adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered fine balance while retaining a determined upper-body dignity. Sadiee went tentorium cerebellied, keeping her head high while both feet negotiated the landing. tentoriumed adj. Of a drinker: held together by internal supports that are doing more work than the person. tentoxinned adj. A drinker who has acquired a precise, cyclical pattern of movements with no useful outcome.