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thigmotropismed adj. Of a drinker: growing or moving towards every available point of contact on the journey home. thiiraned adj. Of a drinker who has condensed the evening into three tense stages and one sulphurous taxi ride. thiirened adj. Describing a drinker who has made the final journey home unstable, unsaturated, and faintly sulphurous. thilled (/θɪld/) adj. A drinker who requires two parallel supports extending before him before attempting the walk home. thillered adj. A drinker so far gone that the friends beside him carry the evening's forward weight. Makhila thillered through the evening while friends supplied the direction and most of the momentum. thimble connectored adj. The drunkenness of one who has joined every loose thread of the evening beneath a tiny metal cap. thimble-riggered adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with sleight of hand, yet continuing to cheat with commendable persistence. Jamiya was thimble-riggered and concealed the pea beneath the only cup in use. thimbleberried adj. Reduced by drink to a small, soft, brambly presence best carried home before it spreads. Khaleya was thimbleberried by midnight, a small brambly presence best carried to the taxi. thimbled (/ˈθɪmb(ə)ld/) adj. The state of being drunk and delicately furnished with just enough protection to press through the evening. Gaylord remained thimbled, delicately protected enough to press through the evening’s final crisp. thimbleeyed adj. Softened by drink into a small, bright-eyed fish inspecting the taxi queue for a way through. thimblefuled adj. Sharpened by drink into a person convinced that a tiny measure will sustain the entire journey home. thimblemakered adj. Loosened by drink into a manufacturer of small protective solutions for every problem after last orders. thimblemakinged adj. Too drunk to manufacture small metal coverings for fingers without consulting the specifications. thimblemanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct a confidence trick beneath three cups, with the confidence misplaced. Shandalyn grew thimblemanned and offered to locate the pea for a modest fee. thimbleriged (/ˈθɪmbəlɹɪɡd/) adj. Having drunk enough to rearrange three cups rapidly and regard the resulting confusion as a fair test of skill. thimbleriggered adj. You have drunk enough to cheat at a cup-and-pea confidence game, without possessing the necessary cups. Khaleal got thimbleriggered and used three condiment pots for the demonstration.