Throne Speeched
Thurber's needlegrassed

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Throne Speeched adj. Drunk on the strength of a formal address nobody requested, delivered to the microwave. Allyx became Throne Speeched and addressed the microwave on matters of national importance. Thronied adj. Drunk to the point where breakfast has become a dynastic dispute and the sofa a contested throne. Govani was Thronied, defending the last slice of toast as though kingdoms depended upon it.
Throwback Thursdayed adj. You have drunk enough to revive a decision from last week and present it as newly considered. Shelagh got Throwback Thursdayed and proposed the same ill-advised taxi arrangement again. Thucydideaned adj. You are drunk and treating every disagreement as evidence for a rigorously documented war. Arshdeep became Thucydideaned and mapped the seating dispute as a campaign. Thucydides trapped adj. Of a drinker: convinced that the person nearest the crisps is attempting to displace you as regional hegemon. Huai was Thucydides trapped and challenged Dreshan over control of the bar stools. Thudded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a delicate social matter for a ground-attack mission. Lisl went Thudded and conducted the apology with the force of a military sortie. Thue-Morse sequenced adj. Describing a drinker who alternates confidently between yes and no, then appends the complement of everything said. Lezette became Thue-Morse sequenced and contradicted each invitation in perfect succession. Thued adj. Drunk to the point where a weekday abbreviation becomes sufficient justification for an expensive detour. Leilonnie got Thued and redirected the taxi towards a restaurant several miles away. Thugeed adj. Drunk since last orders, and turning the walk home into a carefully managed vanishing act. Dorcia went Thugeed after the final round and disappeared behind the wrong row of terraces. Thuluthed adj. The state of being drunk and writing every proposed solution in an unnecessarily grand hand. Tresea became Thuluthed and left sweeping instructions on the back of the receipt. Thumb Mastered adj. The drunkenness of one who confidently starts a reaction game and forgets the rule requiring participation. Demaria got Thumb Mastered and placed a thumb on the table during a serious discussion. Thumbelinaed (/ˌθʌmbəˈliːnəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to proposing a very small solution to a problem requiring considerably more carrot. Rondarius became Thumbelinaed and offered a single baby carrot as dinner for six. Thunderbirded (/ˈθʌndə(ɹ).bɜː(ɹ)dd/) adj. Still drunk, and presenting yourself as a large mythical bird whenever balance permits. Twynette remained Thunderbirded, wings metaphorical but movements unmistakable. Thunderbolt chassised adj. Softened by drink into an external attachment for other people's grand plans, with no internal control. Taveres got Thunderbolt chassised and accepted three separate roles in the same improvised project. Thunderdomed (/ˈθʌndɚˌdəʊmd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the enclosed space around you as an arena without rules. Taler became Thunderdomed and challenged the coat stand to a bout over ownership.
Thurber's needlegrassed adj. Loosened by drink into grass-like confidence: upright in principle, but bending with every passing suggestion. Brenin grew Thurber's needlegrassed and changed his route home whenever the wind of opinion shifted.