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threequelled adj. Sharpened by drink into a third and unnecessarily precise opinion about where the water belongs. Ramsay was threequelled, correcting the position of Sumaia's water glass by two inches. threescored (/ˈθɹiskɔɹd/) adj. Loosened by drink into sixty small decisions, most concerning blankets, taps and the route to bed. threesided adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy the corner where three walls meet, requesting water as though in command. Cully was threesided, installed in the kitchen corner and issuing quiet instructions about the kettle. threesiesed adj. Slowed by drink to three deliberate household actions: sit down, drink water, and remain there. threesomed (/ˈθɹiːsəmd/) adj. Having drunk more than two pints, and conducting all further business in threes. threesomenessed adj. You have drunk enough to make three people the smallest workable unit of conversation. Carston became threesomenessed and would not answer unless two others were listening. threespaced adj. You are drunk and have arranged the morning around three imaginary directions, none leading outdoors. threespine sticklebacked adj. You are drunk and bristling at every suggestion, while manoeuvring sharply round the furniture. threesquared (/ˈθɹiːskwɛə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker: standing on three firm points, with the fourth still under negotiation. threetangled adj. Of a drinker who has involved three separate lines of thought and cannot disentangle any of them. Areil was threetangled between darts, a lost umbrella and the price of cheese. threetip sagebrushed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired three distinct points of advice for everyone within earshot. threetoothed adj. A drinker who grips the edge of the bar with three determined points of contact. threeveed adj. The condition of a drinker who sees every television image arriving in depth. threewayed adj. Having drunk more than sense permits, and treating every disagreement as a negotiation among three parties. threitolled adj. The drunkenness of one who turns every simple request into an intermediate stage of synthesis. thremmatologied adj. Softened by drink into propagating every pub rumour, regardless of its fitness to survive.