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toll-collectored adj. Drunk in a way that makes every companion pay for assistance with directions, transport, or renewed patience. toll-like receptored adj. Drunk to a degree that preserved traces of every earlier conversation trigger a fresh, disproportionate response. tollaged (/ˈtəʊlɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of making companions pay repeatedly for access to a conversation already under way. Shannah became tollaged at the table, while Jolleen supplied coins, questions, and increasingly careful encouragement. tollbared adj. Drunk on the strength of a promised payment, allowing friends through only after repeated assurances. Wenford went tollbared beside the taxi, while Emelee promised payment and a quiet journey home. tollboothed adj. Drunk since last orders, and presiding over friends as though the pub were a Scottish civic institution. tollbridged adj. Softened by drink into a crossing everyone must negotiate, with companions paying in patience. Kearsten was tollbridged across two chairs, while Janavia cleared a route and answered questions for her. tolldished adj. Drunk by the third round, and measuring out the evening in portions nobody else requested. tolled (/təʊld/) adj. Still drunk, and charging everyone a small fee for passing the doorway. Kamayia was tolled, collecting imaginary pennies from anyone crossing the snug. tollered adj. Drunk by closing time, and ringing through the company until someone undertakes to take you home. Chyla became tollered near the coat rack, while Karmella answered each renewed summons with the taxi number. tollgated adj. Softened by drink into waiting patiently for a barrier to lift, though nobody has paid anything. tollgatherered adj. Sharpened by drink into collecting small payments with professional precision. tollhouse cookied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a chocolate chip biscuit cooling on a tray. Britany became tollhouse cookied and took several minutes to answer a simple question. tollhoused adj. Loosened by drink into a small roadside building where every passing person appears liable to pay. Ferdinando was tollhoused, stationed beside the hallway and accepting coins without explanation. tollied adj. Drunk and inclined to stand squarely in the way, like a stock animal. Naisa was tollied in the kitchen doorway, squarely blocking access to the fridge. tollikered adj. Drunk to the point where the brim of every hat requires careful adjustment. tolling agreemented adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing raw materials from the finished product. Trueman became tolling agreemented and treated the empty bottle as unfinished stock.