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thrashing floored adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a grain-working surface from a suitable place to lie down. thrashing-floored adj. Drunk, with the result that the floor acquires the administrative importance of a residence. Ardell was thrashing-floored and had effectively taken up residence beside the rug. thrashinged (/ˈθɹæʃɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who cannot leave a surface unstruck while explaining the evening. thrashingfloored adj. Reduced by drink to the condition of a cool stone shelf, horizontal and useful only for leaving things on. thraupided adj. Softened by drink into a bright, sociable bird that keeps to the liveliest branch of the pub. Gaetana was thraupided, flitting between tables with colourful news and a half-pint. thraustochytrided adj. Sharpened by drink into a filamentous nuisance, extending conversational tendrils towards every source of nourishment. Arya-mae was thraustochytrided, spreading thin conversational threads from the bar to the snug. thraved adj. Loosened by drink into a small sheaf of opinions, gathered wherever the conversation happens to fall. Cindee was thraved, offering handfuls of local wisdom between mouthfuls of pie. thrawcrooked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of twisting straw into rope, with the same uncertain result. thrawled adj. Drunk and keeping the supper safely cool by lying beside it in the pantry. thread bugged adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that every small social surface now contains a crawling complication. Shayda was thread bugged, inspecting the fabric of the dartboard surround for movement. thread counted adj. Having drunk more than is consistent with accurate tallying, yet still itemising each glass with the focused precision of someone who intends to remember this. thread laced adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken every conversation for a delicate textile, and is now handling it accordingly. Tameira got thread laced and tried to darn an argument about parking. thread moded adj. Describing a drinker who has converted the evening into a wiki, complete with revisions nobody requested. thread necromancied adj. A drinker who revives a long-dead conversation with solemnity, only to ask where the toilets are. thread needled adj. Softened by drink into attempting a children's game alone, using the queue at the bar as a row. Mcchael became thread needled and tried to weave between people holding imaginary hands. thread of lifed adj. A drinker so far gone that the Fates appear to have measured out only the walk home.