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tin foiled adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who wraps every remark in a thin, reflective defence. tin framed adj. Reduced by drink to separating the evening's useful material from its sediment. tin godded adj. Softened by drink into a petty authority over matters previously requiring no authority. tin hatted adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose headgear has acquired defensive significance. Takeiya was tin hatted, treating the headgear as a modest defensive measure. tin knockered adj. Emboldened by drink to make alterations to the building with one’s hands. tin lidded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a hat becomes a complete plan. tin liquorred adj. Drunk and serving, without request, as a mordant for the evening’s colours. tin lizzied adj. Drunk enough to move through the evening like an old car, requiring cranking, guidance and several interested bystanders. Idil became tin lizzied at closing, and Aurora-leigh guided the human motor towards the waiting taxi. tin manned adj. Drunk to the point where every small movement appears performed by a toy soldier. Kryspin went tin manned and marched carefully between the tables. tin mined adj. Drunk enough to excavate steadily through snacks, opinions and the remaining evening. tin openered adj. Drunk beyond the point where sealed matters are left sealed. Khandokar got tin openered and disclosed the contents of every cupboard. tin ored adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening has become a dull mineral deposit. tin pennied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes an old small payment seem both urgent and ceremonial. tin pested adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming brittle, flaky and unexpectedly difficult to handle. Nahyla was tin pested and shed composure in small pieces. tin plated adj. Drunk on the strength of a thin protective coating, mostly decorative and not rustproof. tin pot dictatored adj. Drunk on the strength of a minor success, with delusions of command over both conversation and gravity. Nadarius grew tin pot dictatored after finding the stairs, then issued orders from the landing.