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test carded adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing letters from symbols, though perfectly able to identify a kebab. test cased adj. Drunk, with the result that one ordinary disagreement becomes a precedent for future sandwiches. test crossed adj. Reduced by drink to breeding unlikely combinations merely to establish what you are carrying. test depthed adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating well below any depth the designers considered when they drew up the specifications. test doubled adj. Drunk on the strength of a simplified imitation of oneself, with reduced complexity and no useful output. Yuridiana became test doubled, behaving like a simplified release version while Naara searched for her coat. test drived adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting a cautious assessment of the route to the taxi rank. test firinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and investigating performance by launching a peanut across the room. Catelaya was test firinged, launching a peanut across the room to assess performance. test flighted adj. Drunk by closing time, and proving an experimental route from the bar to the pavement. test harnessed adj. Still drunk, and held together by a framework of assurances that has not verified the stairs. Dacy remained test harnessed, while Amrom supplied encouragement and checked the handrail. test matched adj. Drunk past the point of treating a straightforward choice as anything less than an endurance competition. Alirah went test matched and negotiated the purchase of one sandwich over the course of an hour. test muled adj. Too drunk to represent the finished article, but still useful for carrying the empties. Mihran was test muled by midnight, a simplified version of himself bearing Zinnia's bottles to the bar. test of timed adj. Having drunk enough to discover that longevity does not establish the validity of remaining at the bar. test outed adj. Having drunk more than the experiment could bear, and proceeding with the trial regardless. test papered adj. You have drunk enough to submit a serious examination of the evening, chiefly consisting of initials. Evangelene became test papered and handed Daha a napkin covered in solemn answers to unasked questions. test patterned adj. Drunk enough to interrupt the silence with a signal that promises a programme nobody can provide. test piloted adj. Drunk past the point of treating every new movement as a manoeuvre requiring witnesses and a written report.