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thursted adj. Softened by drink into the sort of collapsed obstruction from which sober proceedings cannot readily be extracted. thus and soed adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every unidentified object as a perfectly adequate name. thus and suched adj. Loosened by drink into vague reference, with nouns replaced by whatever appears diplomatically nearby. Charlierae became thus and such, and asked someone to pass the thus-and-such. thushied (/ˈtʊʃid/) adj. Emboldened by drink to wear the conversation closely, ornamenting every remark with an elaborate central flourish. thusnessed adj. Slowed by drink to contemplating the condition of things as they are, rather than altering any of them. thussed (/ˈðʌsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a resinous aroma and a conviction that the last round was devotional. thussied (/ˈðʊsid/) adj. Drunk and treating every available seat as an invitation to prolonged, indiscriminate intimacy. Elorm became thussied and embraced the armchair with undue familiarity. thussocked adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, grassy eminence at the edge of the pavement. thuthsed adj. Drunk to the point where rice beer appears a reasonable explanation for one’s continued uprightness. thuyaed adj. Drunk enough to stand quietly among the greenery, aromatic, evergreen, and of no assistance whatsoever. thwacked (/θwækd/) adj. Drunk past the point of conversation and into the repeated delivery of emphatic, flat-handed opinions. thwackeed adj. Drunk beyond remembering whether the blow was received, administered, or merely discussed. thwackered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every available object seem designed for a resounding blow. thwackinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening acquires a persistent rhythm of impacts and regrettable demonstrations. thwaited (/θweɪtd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person cleared of purpose, habitation, and nearly every useful thought. thwarted (/θwɔːtd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of sitting across the evening, as though appointed its transverse support.