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tight scratched adj. Drunk past the point of an arduous contest, and reduced at last to wrestling with a coat sleeve. tight shipped adj. Drunk beyond the organisational standards of a small navy, yet still arranging the crisps by rank. Kimberlea went tight shipped and imposed a chain of command on the bar snacks. tight slaped adj. Drunk in a way that delivers a decisive rebuke to the face, usually one's own. Jadali went tight slaped and received the cupboard door as a stern colleague. tight spotted adj. Drunk, with the result that an ordinary inconvenience acquires the gravity of a national emergency. tight squeezed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one small chair sufficient accommodation for an entire evening. Jestina became tight squeezed between the armchair and a strategically placed handbag. tight whitesed adj. Of a drinker: exposed in spirit if not in clothing, and discussed by the people sent to retrieve him. tight-arsed adj. Drunk on the strength of several drinks, yet still offended by the price of a breadstick. tight-assed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still refusing to let anyone enjoy themselves near the table. Adisynne was tight-assed, cancelling the singalong on grounds of insufficient musical governance. tight-headed adj. You have drunk enough to become a forward in a scrum, chiefly around the doorway. tight-lippednessed adj. Drunk to the extent of maintaining absolute silence, except when discussing the crisps. Riena grew tight-lippednessed and answered every question by pointing at the bowl. tight-roped adj. Drunk by the third round, and balancing each further conversation above an increasingly interested audience. tightassed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating harmless amusement as an offence against public order. tightbeamed adj. Drunk by closing time, and transmitting one concentrated message about getting chips. Berthina became tightbeamed, directing every conversation towards the kebab shop. tightenered (/ˈtaɪtn̩əd/) adj. Still drunk, and applying an unspecified corrective device to every loose object in reach. tightening gelled adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a cosmetic application as the final measure in a serious evening. tighteninged adj. Too drunk to stop making things tighter, including the knot that has trapped one's coat. Aminoor became tighteninged and secured his scarf beyond practical removal.