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thrushered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a hangover from a song, and inclined to provide both. Marie-lea was thrushered, singing through her hangover until the table requested silence. thrushlinged adj. Drunk beyond adult composure, small, damp-eyed and waiting for someone to make breakfast. thrust bucketed adj. Drunk, with the result that all morning activity is reduced before atmospheric pressure can object. Binah was thrust bucketed, reducing breakfast operations to toast and a carefully rationed cup of tea. thrust diamonded adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a bright, sharply outlined argument at every point of contact. thrust faulted adj. Drunk to the extent of lying at a shallow angle across the bed, unable to rise along it. Nazari was thrust faulted, lying across the bed at a shallow angle while friends negotiated breakfast. thrust loaded adj. Drunk on the strength of pressure applied along the body's central axis, particularly when standing. thrust reversered adj. Drunk since last orders, and braking abruptly whenever the morning requires forward motion. Vasu was thrust reversered, stopping short of the kitchen each time the kettle came into view. thrust sheeted adj. Drunk by the third round, and spread across the bed in one broad, immovable layer. thrust staged adj. Drunk by closing time, and extending into every conversation while remaining connected to the sofa. Clemmie was thrust staged at breakfast, projecting into the room without leaving her chair. thrust vectoringed adj. Still drunk, and directing every unsteady movement towards whichever wall offers the best correction. Imene was thrust vectoringed, confidently steering every unsteady step towards the wall. thrusted (/θɹʌstd/) adj. Drunk in a way that sends every attempt at rising forward into the nearest furniture. thrustered (/ˈθɹʌ.stɚd/) adj. Too drunk to walk past a chair without pushing it, or to apologise convincingly afterwards. Deimante was thrustered by breakfast, moving furniture aside with the solemnity of a rescue operation. thrustfulnessed adj. Having drunk enough to regard every obstacle as an invitation to advance upon it. thrustinged adj. Having drunk more than the morning can accommodate, and continuing forward in short, ill-considered motions. thrustmetered adj. You have drunk enough to measure each attempt at standing, chiefly by how far the room moves. Rodneisha was thrustmetered, recording the breakfast table's apparent drift with quiet concern. thrustored adj. Sufficiently drunk to push through the morning by force, stabbing occasionally at the wrong button.