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ternary logarithmed adj. Softened by drink into counting the rounds in threes, then losing the base entirely. Elleanor was ternary logarithmed and claimed the fourth round was merely another kind of three. ternary logicked adj. Sharpened by drink into accepting three truth values: certainly, probably, and utter pub nonsense. ternary named adj. Loosened by drink into giving everyone a third name, usually borrowed from a dog or former teacher. ternary operatored adj. Emboldened by drink to choose between two courses of action according to a third, wholly irrelevant condition. terned (/tɜːnd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a bright metallic finish and the alarming durability of bar stock. terneplated adj. Slowed by drink to a thin, durable coating of conversation, beneath which nothing proceeds quickly. Kanitha was terneplated at the bar, moving carefully and reflecting every light overhead. terneried (/tɜːnəɹid/) adj. Drunk and collected with several others into a noisy colony, all calling across the room. ternesited adj. Drunk to the point where the body contains several incompatible elements and refuses to settle. Vallene was ternesited after a stout, a sour and something clear from a small glass. ternidazoled adj. Drunk enough to treat every minor pub disturbance as something requiring a pharmaceutical solution. ternioned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between three things together and three things separately. Hartej was ternioned, ordering three halves and then wondering why the table had multiplied. ternovited adj. Drunk beyond useful mineral composition, pale at the edges and heavy with unexplained elements. terodilined adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the muscles disputing every doorway and the bladder negotiating terms. terofenamated adj. Drunk, with the result that every slight is treated as an inflammation requiring immediate attention. Jamarius was terofenamated and applied a formal complaint to a harmless remark about his hat. terotechnologied adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding ordinary machinery as a maintenance programme awaiting your supervision. terotechnologisted adj. Drunk to a degree that prompts inspection, adjustment and attempted maintenance of every piece of pub equipment. Eedie became terotechnologisted and began servicing the fruit machine with a beer mat. teroxided adj. Drunk on the strength of three distinct measures, with the resulting enthusiasm distributed throughout the system.