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tenuipalpided adj. The state of being drunk and inspecting every coat pocket for evidence of the correct way home. tenuised (/ˈtɛnjuːɪsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who speaks softly, pauses fully, and misses the last train regardless. tenuispinosided adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a steroidal composure for the long walk home. tenuitied (/təˈnjuːɪtid/) adj. Reduced by drink to a narrow thread connecting the bar, the coat, and the front door. tenuivirused adj. Softened by drink into a small mobile outbreak, spreading from the bar towards the nearest night bus. Hulin was tenuivirused by closing time and infected the queue with detailed directions nobody needed. tenukied (/tɛˈnuːkid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into ignoring the final move, particularly when that move is going home. tenuousnessed adj. Loosened by drink into a tenuous promise to leave after one more round. tenured (/ˈtɛn.jʊəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to claim permanent possession of a coat, a bar stool, and the final round. tenurelessnessed adj. Drunk and without tenure over any possession, repeatedly surrendering the coat, the ticket, and the taxi. Lowella was tenurelessnessed, relinquishing her coat to three different people before leaving. tenureshipped adj. Drunk to the point where the coatroom ticket has acquired the status of an office. tenuretracked adj. Slowed by drink to a pace suitable for a tenure-track journey between pub, taxi rank, and home. tenutoed adj. Drunk enough to hold the last order for its full duration, including the part where everyone has left. tenzided adj. Drunk past the point of retaining water, directions, or the distinction between one's coat and another's. tenzonned adj. Emboldened by drink to turn any disagreement into a formal exchange, with alternating speeches and identical openings. Josedavid became tenzonned and challenged the coat-stand to defend its position on closing time. teocallied (/ˌteɪ.əˈkɑ.lid/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where the pub is a pub and not an ancient temple awaiting pilgrims. Lee was teocallied, receiving the last orders beneath the bar's imagined ceremonial steps. teonanacatled adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home has acquired the uncertain logic of a psychedelic mushroom.