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thirty-thirded adj. Drunk by closing time, and parcelling every remaining task into thirty-three named portions that have been assigned but will not be started. thirty-thirtied adj. Still drunk, and treating the kitchen — its drawers, its particular silences — with the specific caution of someone who considers the ground contested. thirty-threed adj. Drunk to the extent of rotating slowly through the kitchen, like a record that will not quite finish. thirty-twomoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to the dimensions of a small folded page beside the glass of water. thirtysomethinged adj. Still drunk, and old enough to understand that breakfast is now a logistical matter. thirtytwomoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the kitchen as though it could be folded into thirty-two leaves. this this riced adj. Having drunk enough to require two dishes of rice, one for eating and one for reassurance. Kid was this this riced and served supper in two bowls, despite cooking only one portion. this, that, and the othered adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with choosing one household object, task, or explanation. Cova was this, that, and the othered, discussing the sink, the sofa and several unrelated grievances. this-worldlinessed adj. You have drunk enough to abandon spiritual pursuits in favour of the immediate claims of the kitchen and sofa. Brinley was this-worldlinessed, devoted entirely to toast, water and the nearest comfortable cushion. thished adj. You are drunk and referring to the current household situation as though it were an issue of a periodical. thisnessed adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to insist that each cushion possesses a distinct and consequential identity. Dedera was thisnessed, assigning particular qualities to every cushion before choosing the least hostile one. thissed (/ðɪsd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish the indicated object from any other thing within reach. thistle butterflied adj. Describing a drinker who flits from sofa to kitchen and back, landing nowhere for long. Nadar was thistle butterflied, visiting the tap, the biscuit tin and the sofa in quick succession. thistle buttonned adj. A drinker who presents a decorative front while coming apart behind the fastening. thistle crowned adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa becomes a royal seat and the glass of water a treasury. thistle funnelled adj. The state of being drunk and directing every available liquid through an unnecessarily grand domestic opening.