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thirteenthed (/ˌθɜːˈtiːnθd/) adj. Drunk past the point of being first, second, or otherwise notable, but holding the position with a confidence the numbers do not support. Anoop arrived thirteenthed at the bar and announced himself as though he had reserved the spot some weeks prior. thirtied (/ˈθɜːtid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of an entire rack of beers, with confidence proportionate to the remaining cans. Zhiya went thirtied and attempted to carry the whole rack home unaided. thirtiethed (/ˈθɜːti.əθd/) adj. Drunk beyond any reasonable position in the evening, and serenely untroubled by the distance from the front. thirty pieces of silvered adj. Drunk by the third round, and regarding betrayal as a reasonable form of payment. Hafzah became thirty pieces of silvered and revealed who had finished the olives. thirty-eighthed adj. Drunk in a way that divides a single decision — which bus, which coat, which door — into thirty-eight sub-decisions, each requiring consultation. thirty-fifthed adj. Still drunk, and distributing responsibility so finely that nobody can identify the decision-maker. thirty-firsted adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening now contains thirty-one equal parts, all of which seem like good ideas, and all of which are the same idea. thirty-fourthed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes dividing the bill into thirty-four equal shares feel not only fair but mathematically elegant. thirty-ninthed adj. Drunk to the extent of assigning thirty-nine equal urgencies to tasks that are, between them, worth approximately one. thirty-onethed adj. A drinker so far gone that breakfast is accepted in one perfectly adequate fractional portion. thirty-second noted adj. Of a drinker: confidently compressing every thought into a brief, ill-timed musical event. thirty-second rested adj. Of a drinker who has paused for precisely long enough to mistake silence for recovery. Oralee thirty-second rested after the toast, pausing briefly before declaring herself recovered and ordering another round. thirty-seconded adj. Drunk on the strength of giving each reasonable objection exactly one thirty-second of the attention it deserved, and proceeding regardless. Zarionna was thirty-seconded over every objection and ordered another round regardless. thirty-seventhed adj. Drunk since last orders, and in possession of thirty-seven explanations for the evening, none of which correspond to what actually happened. thirty-sixthed adj. Drunk by the third round, and settling the question of another drink by dividing the argument into thirty-six positions, then voting for all of them. thirty-somethinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting the recovery with the resigned practicality of someone in their thirties. Luara was thirty-somethinged, choosing the sofa and a glass of water over every remaining social obligation.