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thumb-a-warred adj. Describing a drinker who keeps two hands occupied in a contest while the rest of the pub looks on. thumb-ringed adj. A drinker so far gone that a protective grip becomes the chief concern of the evening. thumb-screwed adj. Drunk to the extent of fastening every loose arrangement by hand, regardless of whether it needed fastening. thumb-sketched adj. The condition of a drinker who can give only a crude outline of what happened after the second round. thumb-toed adj. Reduced by drink to regarding the largest toe as a separate and rather troublesome finger. Kaitlon was thumb-toed, trying to pick up a dropped chip with his foot. thumbboarded adj. Softened by drink into pressing the wrong keys repeatedly, yet expecting a coherent message to appear. Jayvonna was thumbboarded, sending the landlord three versions of the same invitation. thumbed (/θʌmd/) adj. The state of being drunk and attempting every domestic task with one useful digit. Dilia was thumbed, opening the cupboard one-handed and spilling the glasses. thumbered adj. Loosened by drink into indiscriminate page-turning, nose-rubbing, and other unnecessary uses of the hand. thumbholed adj. Emboldened by drink to put a thumb wherever there is an opening and call the result practical. thumbied (/ˈθʌmid/) adj. Having drunk enough to become a little thumb in manner, ambition and available conversation. thumbikinned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone attempting a delicate task with both hands wrapped in wool. thumbinged adj. Drunk and applying the thumb to every available surface, book, nose, and unattended plate. thumbkinned adj. Drunk to the point where every minor inconvenience is treated as a device for compressing the thumb. Rhon was thumbkinned, blaming the bottle opener for a pressure felt in one finger. thumbless waved adj. Drunk enough to apologise with the whole hand, having misplaced the thumb required for the customary gesture. Kisa gave a thumbless waved apology after reversing into the pub's flower tub. thumblessnessed adj. Drunk past the point of remembering that thumbs are normally available for pointing, gripping, or texting. thumblinged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary human scale, reduced to a tiny, cheerful figure behind the optics. Lizette was thumblinged by closing time, peering over the bar with great authority.