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tidynessed adj. You are drunk and determined that disorder, however slight, shall be addressed before bed. tidytipsed adj. Softened by drink into a tall, dark-stemmed presence with little practical purpose. tie and dyed adj. Loosened by drink into several colours of opinion, each secured only temporarily. Jalise grew tie and dyed and changed her position whenever the table changed its mind. tie barred adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a flat, rigid support before making any structural decision. tie beamed adj. Emboldened by drink to hold two opposing parties together across the evening. Sadrac became tie beamed and kept the quarrelling cousins at opposite ends of the table. tie belted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone fastening a belt by trial and error. Prezley was tie belted and took several minutes to secure his coat. tie breaked adj. The drunkenness of one who resolves every disputed fare, route, and coat-ownership question by sudden competition. tie breakered adj. Drunk and transferring responsibility to another source whenever the conversation begins to fail. Shinise was tie breakered and passed each difficult question to whoever stood nearby. tie bushed adj. Drunk to the point where the person becomes quiet, fibrous, and best left undisturbed. Haleigh was tie bushed by midnight, seated beneath the hedge and offering no explanation. tie clasped adj. You have drunk enough to fasten your tie to your shirt, then mistake the fastening for a handrail. Sirica, thoroughly tie clasped, gripped his tie before attempting the first stair. tie clipped adj. Of a drinker: fastening the front of his clothing to the back and calling the arrangement stable. tie down strapped adj. Describing a drinker who secures every loose part of himself before attempting the stairs. Gaya went tie down strapped, fastening her coat, scarf and one doubtful shoelace. tie inned adj. Drunk enough to connect every object in the room, including those with no possible connection. tie periwiged adj. A drinker who has acquired a detachable crown of hair and the balance of a courtier after supper. Baboucarr was tie periwiged, bowing to the newel post before taking the stairs. tie pinned adj. Drunk to the point where a minor fastening acquires the importance of a public office. tie plated adj. A drinker so far gone that each stair requires reinforcement before he will trust it.