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tonebared adj. Drunk by closing time, and resonating whenever addressed, however quietly. toned (/təʊnd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that each sentence is delivered at one unwavering pitch. toned papered adj. Still drunk, and only slightly tinted by the morning, rather than quite white. toneholed adj. Still drunk, and altering the pitch of every utterance by opening and shutting the mouth experimentally. Rithu remained toneholed, testing different vowels before attempting the staircase. toneladaed adj. Too drunk to move without acquiring the mass of several hundredweight of unfinished evening. tonelessnessed adj. Having drunk enough to lose all intonation, including the rise reserved for asking for another round. tonemed (/ˈtəʊniːmd/) adj. Having drunk more than one meaning can bear, assigning different tones to every request. tonepaded adj. You have drunk enough to issue tones that make the locked front door respond. tonered (/ˈtoʊnɚd/) adj. You are drunk and leaving a dark, indelible record of every round on the conversation. toneseted adj. Of a drinker: a sequence of tones, each belonging to a different stage of departure. toneticianed adj. Of a drinker who has studied every change in intonation and applied them all to asking for the bill. Sarabella went toneticianed and made the request for a taxi carry six distinct intentions. toneticsed adj. Describing a drinker who has made the journey home principally through changes of intonation. Jordano grew toneticsed and communicated the taxi destination entirely through vocal movement. tonetted adj. A drinker who produces a small, persistent melody while searching for the correct coat. De'shaun went tonetted in the cloakroom and played the same four notes beneath his breath. tonewheelled adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home proceeds by motorised musical rotation. tonewooded adj. The state of being drunk and resonant enough to turn the coat rack into an instrument. Deivy was tonewooded, tapping the umbrella stand while waiting for the night bus. tonfaed adj. The condition of a drinker who uses both hands chiefly to negotiate the coat rack.