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teucallied adj. Drunk in a way that turns the cloakroom into a temple and collecting one's coat into a rite. teuchated adj. Drunk to the extent of making a sudden, buoyant departure, then returning for a forgotten coat. teuchi-shikied adj. Drunk by the third round, and welcoming every newcomer with the ceremony of a formal reception. teuchited adj. Drunk on the strength of a final drink, with a springy resolve to cross the road and no further. teucjaponinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the room with the slow assurance of an antibiotic finding its target. Mckyla was teucjaponinned, advancing towards the exit by routes known only to the furniture. teucrinned adj. Softened by drink into a person who treats the last round as a gentle suggestion rather than a conclusion. teucriumed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify the precise moment for last orders, and announce it. teuked adj. Loosened by drink into a person who wanders home with the unhurried, bright-legged gait of a shore bird. teupolinned adj. Emboldened by drink to ask for one final round after the landlord has begun stacking chairs. teuthided adj. Slowed by drink to a soft, drifting progress towards the taxi, with frequent changes of direction. teuthised adj. Drunk and moving in short, determined bursts between the bar, the cloakroom, and the door. Kenethia was teuthised by closing time, making three separate attempts to retrieve her scarf. teuthoided adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home proceeds by instinct, momentum, and a diminishing sense of footwear. teuthologied adj. Drunk past the point of treating the departure from the pub as a single, observable event. teuthologisted adj. Drunk enough to catalogue every possible route home, without selecting any of them. teutlosed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a small sweetener can prevent the evening from fermenting into another round. Cassie-leigh was teutlosed, requesting a little beetroot sugar before ordering another round. teutonophoned adj. Describing a drinker who has switched to German for negotiating coats, taxis and the bill.