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tentpole filmed adj. The drunkenness of one who has made a grand production of standing up and expects an audience. tentpole movied adj. Sharpened by drink into a major production with a clear hero, a broad gesture and no workable choreography. tentpoled adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken a single upright support for a complete method of locomotion. tentsuyued adj. Loosened by drink into a thin, dipping gait, with each foot arriving after the balance has moved on. Joandy went tentsuyued across the landing, his steps spreading gently in every direction. tenturaed adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs with spicy confidence and no corresponding improvement in coordination. Kenniya became tenturaed and challenged the staircase as though it had questioned her. tentwallahed adj. Loosened by drink into an enterprising vendor of temporary shelters, chiefly for people already indoors. tentworted adj. Drunk and pressed flat against the wall, occupying the staircase like a small, persistent fern. tenualed adj. Having drunk more than the last order permits, and still treating the cloakroom ticket as negotiable. Hatsuko was tenualed, treating the cloakroom ticket as negotiable long after the last order. tenuationed adj. You have drunk enough to attenuate the distance home, though not the number of streets involved. tenuazonic acided adj. You are drunk and inhibiting every useful plan for getting home, particularly the one involving a taxi. tenue de villed adj. Of a drinker who has dressed for the office but reached the last round instead. tenued (/tɪˈnjuːd/) adj. Of a drinker: carrying himself with the dignity of a man who has misplaced his coat. Jessie-anne was tenued, maintaining a formal bearing while searching every chair for her handbag. tenuguied adj. Describing a drinker who has turned a handkerchief into a travelling arrangement for the evening. tenuifolinned adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen plants can metabolise, and speaking softly to their leaves. tenuifoliosided adj. A drinker who has taken the evening in thin layers, each ending with another round. Karicia became tenuifoliosided, adding one delicate layer of drink after each ostensible farewell. tenuigeninned adj. A drinker so far gone that the last order has become an antioxidative medical intervention.