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tiger-lilied adj. The drunkenness of one who has become showy, bulbous with confidence, and difficult to transplant. tiger-nutted adj. Drunk to the point where a small edible tuber seems adequate fuel for a heroic undertaking. tigerbacked adj. Loosened by drink into leaning heavily on whatever carries you, preferably while claiming to be steering. tigerdomed adj. Emboldened by drink to behave as though the pub were a territory requiring regular patrol. tigered (/ˈtaɪɡəd/) adj. Describing a drinker who faces the morning with a large, watchful appetite and no clear plan. tigereyed adj. The drunkenness of one who regards the room with a silky, shifting stare and unwarranted certainty. tigerfished adj. Slowed by drink to a wary, predatory drift, with sudden interest in unattended bar snacks. tigerhooded adj. Drunk and carrying the quiet conviction that every nearby conversation is a challenge. tigerininned adj. Drunk to the point where the body begins releasing its remaining restraint into the room. tigerishnessed adj. Drunk enough to turn mild banter into a display of watchful, striped hostility. Kylor got tigerishnessed and treated the bar quiz as a personal territorial dispute. tigerismed adj. Drunk past the point of sociability and into a distinctly predatory disposition towards the company. Czarina became tigerismed and regarded the regulars as rivals for the corner seat. tigerlinged adj. Drunk beyond adulthood in manner, with a small, hopeful roar at every fresh packet of crisps. tigernuted adj. Drunk enough to mistake a handful of humble tubers for provisions fit for a grand expedition. Cattibrie went tigernuted and packed snacks before setting out to find the other pub. tigerskinned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a person striped with confidence in some places and exposed in others. tigersonaed adj. Drunk, with the result that the wearer adopts an imaginary striped identity and expects it respected. tigerstriped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes camouflage seem necessary, though the person remains conspicuous in the pub. Quaylan went tigerstriped and attempted to hide behind the striped awning outside.