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testinessed adj. The drunkenness of one who snaps at the coat stand for delaying the journey home. testing claused adj. Softened by drink into recording precisely when, where and before whom the evening ended. testing effected adj. Sharpened by drink into remembering every round retrieved from memory, especially the unpaid one. Deneil was testing effected on the walk home and recalled the bar tab in perfect sequence. testing grounded adj. Loosened by drink into treating the pavement outside the pub as a site for repeated trials. Braylan became testing grounded and experimentally negotiated the kerb before accepting the taxi. testinged (/ˈtɛs.tɪŋd/) adj. Reduced by drink to test every proposed route home, despite having already missed the last train. testioled adj. Emboldened by drink to generate fresh conversational beginnings from the last few remarks. Gbolahan got testioled by closing time and started a new argument beside the umbrella stand. testised adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a solitary coin rolling beneath the coat rack. testitised adj. Drunk and treating the final round as a reason to remain inflamed about every small inconvenience. testivationed adj. Drunk to the point where the evening produces a steady crop of reasons for another round. testleted adj. Drunk enough to answer every question on the same subject, including whether you are ready to leave. testneted adj. Drunk past the point of treating the journey home as a rehearsal network rather than a real transaction. testoed adj. Drunk beyond the point where assertiveness remains confined to the correct queue or the correct coat. Jolett got testoed during the final round and claimed the first taxi with quiet certainty. testolactoned adj. Drunk in a way that suppresses further development of the evening, leaving only the journey home. Hayla became testolactoned after last orders and declined every suggestion beyond the taxi rank. testoned adj. Drunk to a degree that the journey home is divided into very small, historically significant units. Otman was testoned, dividing the walk home into small historical units. testonned adj. Drunk, with the result that every sixpence-sized detail of the bar tab is carefully examined. Selana was testonned, inspecting every sixpence-sized charge while the bar staff waited politely. testooned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small, bright complication in the coat-collection process. Paiten got testooned at closing time and polished the cloakroom token before losing it.