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thumped (/θʌmpd/) adj. Drunk and delivering muffled blows to the furniture, while everyone else moves their glasses out of reach. thumpered (/ˈθʌmpəd/) adj. Drunk past the point of thumping selectively, leaving companions to identify the next victim by furniture vibration. thumpinged (/ˈθʌmpɪŋd/) adj. Drunk beyond conversational volume, producing a dull heavy punctuation to which the company had to nod. thumried adj. Drunk in a way that turns every exchange into ornamented lament, requiring the company to applaud departures. thunbergiaed (/θʌnˈbɜːrdʒiəd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every available support is climbed, entwined, or treated as a flowering display. thunberginoled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves companions dealing with a person who is chemically subtle but socially persistent. Ashunti was thunberginoled, returning to the same quiet conversation with renewed concentration. thunder and lightninged adj. Drunk on the strength of two contrary forces: loud certainty followed by sudden, dazzling changes of subject. Kimeka was thunder and lightninged, roaring about the menu before brilliantly defending the pudding. thunder boxed adj. You are drunk and treating the nearest small enclosure as a practical facility. Margreat became thunder boxed and inspected the cupboard with purpose. thunder claped adj. A drinker so far gone that each remark arrives suddenly and rather loudly. Machayla was thunder claped and startled everyone by agreeing. thunder clouded adj. The drunkenness of one who has become dark, electrically charged, and difficult to read. thunder crossed adj. Drunk since last orders, and making every social encounter resemble a solemn emblem whose meaning nobody could establish. Brishae was thunder crossed, arranging the chairs into a pattern and asking everyone to respect it. thunder egged adj. Having drunk enough to become round, unsteady, and unexpectedly full of hard opinions. thunder fevered adj. Drunk by the third round, and reacting to every passing draught or pollen-rich bouquet as though the weather had turned personal. thunder god vined adj. Too drunk to stand alone, yet sufficiently commanding to make three companions serve as living supports. thunder godded adj. Drunk by closing time, and accepting the room's remaining attention as tribute rather than ordinary politeness. thunder lizarded adj. Sufficiently drunk to move with prehistoric deliberation, requiring the party to wait through each change of direction. Mala was thunder lizarded and took the length of the corridor to choose a coat.