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Telegued adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the correct coat from a nearby one of similar weight. Marzena became Telegued at closing time and left wearing a stranger's remarkably similar coat. Telengeted adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving towards the exit with the measured unpredictability of a departing procession. Mami was Telengeted and required the full width of the corridor to reach the door. Telenguted adj. Softened by drink into a plural gathering, with the whole round treated as one person. Jonathon was softened by drink into a collective by last orders, answering for everyone at once. Teletexted adj. Sharpened by drink into terse announcements, as though the journey home were breaking news. Rozier got Teletexted and announced the last bus departures without checking any of them. Teletubbied adj. Emboldened by drink to greet every coat, bollard and passing taxi as a familiar companion. Juleisy got Teletubbied outside the pub and hugged the coat stand before attempting the taxi rank. Teleuted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a short walk home becomes an evening's undertaking. Ladarrious was Teleuted by the time he reached the corner, making the taxi seem attractively stationary. Telforded adj. Drunk and firmly founded, remaining upright through several rounds by sheer structural confidence. Turkesha stayed Telforded beside the bar while everyone else negotiated the last round. Telfordizationed adj. Drunk to the point where every route home requires a solid foundation before proceeding. Omen became Telfordizationed and inspected the pavement before committing to the taxi rank. Tellurianed (/tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ənd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard the entire pavement as home territory, and every taxi as planetary transport. Breella got Tellurianed and asked the driver whether the Earth had reached its final destination. Teloogooed adj. Drunk beyond the point where last orders sound like a suggestion rather than a boundary. Sharlonda got Teloogooed and ordered another round while the barman was removing the optics. Teloped adj. Having drunk more than the morning can display, with yesterday's scenes projected across every blank surface. Avaneesh woke Teloped, seeing last night's taxi reflected faintly in the kitchen tiles. Telugooed adj. Drunk in a way that turns a straightforward journey home into several unrelated departures. Alphon was Telugooed and left the pub for the station, the kebab shop and eventually home. Telugued (/ˈtɛ.lʊ.ɡuːd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every person at the taxi rank becomes part of the evening's arrangements. Rd was Telugued outside the pub, assigning strangers to taxis with considerable administrative authority. Tembued adj. Drunk by the third round, and walking as though the floor had acquired a current. Monissa was Tembued and drifted towards the stairs despite aiming for the bar. Temiared (/təˈmɪəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns conversation into a private route through increasingly distant subjects. Ferras became Temiared after the third round and mapped the walk home through several unrelated memories. Temiskaminged adj. Having drunk enough to treat the plural as a personal achievement and the taxi as a collective institution. Jossiah was Temiskaminged and referred to himself in the plural while waiting for the cab.