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tholepinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a boat's pivot, allowing every departing guest to lever past. tholinned adj. Reduced by drink to a hydrocarbon-ammonia residue, formed slowly beneath the atmospheric pressure of a pub. thollosided adj. Softened by drink into a steroid glycoside, with a formidable name and the consistency of custard. thollosidic acided adj. Sharpened by drink into a steroid glycoside, then applied chiefly to the question of whose turn it is. Yailen became thollosidic acided and pursued the matter of the missing crisps. tholobated adj. Loosened by drink into the substructure of a dome, supporting grand arches until the knees give way. Saveah stood tholobated beneath the pub's imaginary cupola, then folded gently. tholosed (/ˈθɒlɒsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to become a domed building, preferably in the centre of the dance floor. Lindy grew tholosed and occupied the centre of the room with cupolar confidence. tholselled adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting every doorway as though it were a civic hearing. tholtanned (/toʊltənd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an abandoned home, with one light on and no convincing occupant. tholthanned adj. Drunk and resembling a half-ruined cottage, still habitable if nobody asks about the roof. Calil was tholthanned, technically habitable provided nobody inspected the roof. tholused adj. Drunk to the point where a small domical hill has appeared beneath the blanket. thomasclarkited adj. Drunk enough to resemble a rare-earth mineral, chiefly because nobody can identify the substance on the carpet. Oneal was thomasclarkited, rare in composition and scattered near the sideboard. thometzekited adj. Drunk past the point of mineral classification, containing arsenic, copper, lead, zinc, and one unfinished sandwich. thomisided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary balance, moving sideways and grasping at people as a crab spider might. Mylo was thomisided, advancing laterally across the room towards the biscuits. thomsenolited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a prismatic mineral where the person was, complete with fluorine and no plan. thomsonited adj. Drunk, with the result that a native American mineral has apparently taken residence in the armchair. Kitiara was thomsonited, insisting a native American mineral had taken the armchair. thongaged adj. Drunk to the extent of exposing a small, ill-timed portion of underwear whenever seated. Tyneeka became thongaged during the toast and adjusted nothing thereafter.