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tessaracted adj. Softened by drink into inhabiting eight cubes at once, then asking where the toilet is. tessaradecaded adj. Loosened by drink into a group of fourteen, chiefly when counting the remaining chips. tessaratomided adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the drinker broad, patterned and unexpectedly defensive about the last pork scratching. tessarined adj. Drunk, with the result that two incompatible versions of the evening remain equally valid. tesselationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and fitting every remaining thought neatly into the spaces between earlier ones. Nouchee was tesselationed, arranging old conversations around the fresh discovery of the jukebox. tessellaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one small piece of anything seem sufficient to complete the night. tessellate morayed adj. Drunk to the extent of moving through the room in a long, jointed pattern without apparent destination. tessellated epitheliumed adj. Drunk on the strength of a single thin layer of confidence spread evenly over a delicate evening. Sayeed got tessellated epitheliumed and crossed the crowded snug with remarkable surface-level assurance. tessellationed (/tɛsəˈleɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that every loose object belongs in a perfect repeating pattern. tesseracted adj. Sharpened by drink into four dimensions, with every corner directed towards the crisps. Joselle became tesseracted and approached the snack bowl from an angle Lucendia had not considered. tesseradecaded adj. Emboldened by drink to address fourteen people at once, none of whom had asked. tesseraed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to one small, square contribution to the evening's general mosaic. Queenell was tesseraed by closing time, a small square contribution beside the empty glasses. tessituraed (/tɛsɪˈtʊəɹəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the narrowest comfortable range, from a low murmur to calling for water. Shelane became tessituraed and sang only the notes required to request another glass. test and traced adj. Drunk to the point where every recent acquaintance must isolate, including the lampshade. test bedded adj. The state of being drunk and treating the nearest surface as a platform for experiments. test benched adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting a series of practical assessments on whatever surface is available and willing.