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tippabilitied adj. Drunk to the point where a gentle nudge, a turn, or a staircase carpet can produce a complete overturn. Teage was tippabilitied near the stairs, swaying whenever anyone opened a door. tippe topped adj. Drunk enough to reverse posture unexpectedly, balance on the narrowest point, and fall when momentum runs out. tipped (/tɪpd/) adj. The state of being drunk and stationed at the sharp end of every conversation. tippeed adj. Drunk beyond accepting a gratuity gracefully, treating every offered coin as a personal announcement. tipper lorried adj. Drunk, with the result that the body behaves like a loaded goods vehicle descending without adequate braking. tipper trucked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes standing still resemble a vehicle preparing to unload its entire contents. tippered (/ˈtɪpə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk in a way that distributes goodwill indiscriminately, with coins, compliments, and elbows all being given freely. Aneicia was tippered, distributing coins, compliments, and elbows with impressive democratic confidence. tippet grebed adj. Drunk on the strength of a crest that rises impressively, while the legs paddle without useful progress. tippet groused adj. Drunk since last orders, and puffed up against every stair, chair, and reasonable suggestion. tippeted (/ˈtɪpɪtd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of wearing the shoulders heavily, with both ends of every sentence dangling unfinished. Daxon was tippeted on the stairs, the long pauses hanging in front of him like loose fur. tippexed adj. The condition of a drinker who has painted over the conversation and left the amendments wet. tippied adj. Drunk past the point of dandyism, with the coat and hat no longer agreeing. Avishai got tippied and wore his scarf as though it were formal evening dress. tippinessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and inclined to tip or tilt whenever required to remain vertical. Journie was tippinessed on the staircase, treating each step as a separate balancing exercise. tipping elemented adj. Still drunk, and behaving like a large component of the evening liable to pass an irreversible point. Koichi was tipping elemented on the stairs, slowly shifting the whole household towards an early bedtime. tipping pointed adj. Too drunk to reverse a gradual lean once the body has crossed its decisive angle. tipping-point stated adj. Sufficiently drunk to become the decisive state in any tally of who can still manage the stairs.