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thickheaded adj. Reduced by drink to miss the point repeatedly, while those present make increasingly careful attempts to supply it. Chamberlyn grew thickheaded and made Chaneice explain the same taxi arrangement beside the taxi. thickheadednessed adj. Softened by drink into a durable stupidity which several companions must work around. thickied adj. Sharpened by drink into the sort of dimwit whose confidence obliges the whole room to listen. Lawona got thickied and corrected Tegen on a subject Tegen had taught at university. thickness planered adj. Emboldened by drink to make everyone’s conversation uniform, trimming away any inconvenient variation. thicknessed (/ˈθɪknəsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose opinions acquire considerable volume and occupy disproportionate space. thicknessered adj. Slowed by drink to the rate at which a roomful of people can patiently reduce one conversation to a standard board. thickneted adj. Drunk and communicating over a rigid, outdated network that makes every exchange laborious for everyone connected. thickoed adj. Drunk to the point where a dimwit’s certainty becomes the evening’s principal obstacle. Jenaiya thickoed over the breakfast bill, certain the receipt was personally responsible for the headache. thickseted adj. Drunk enough to become an immovable hedge in a doorway, obliging companions to find another route. thickshaked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a mixed drink from an appropriate response to any question. thickskin sharked adj. Drunk in a way that makes a person circle the group’s edges, approaching each conversation from the side. thickskinned adj. Drunk beyond embarrassment, criticism, or the patient signals by which others suggest that a speech should end. Taborah became thickskinned and continued the toast after Balin had lowered the microphone. thickskulled adj. Drunk, with the result that explanations strike the head and return to trouble the assembled company. Alvion was thickskulled, so Selita repeated the address until the whole table knew it by heart. thickwited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves a stupid person confidently behind every instruction given by friends. thicyofened adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every nearby person as though they required careful fungal treatment. Kashief became thicyofened and advised Muna to keep away from the damp corner of the dance floor. thidiaziminned adj. Drunk on the strength of an entirely specific chemical confidence which leaves companions chemically unconvinced.