tonsilitised
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tonsilitised adj. Drunk to the point where every swallow becomes a formal complaint from the back of the mouth. tonsillectomied adj. Drunk and removing the conversational tonsils, leaving only a quiet request for chips.
tonsilled (/ˈtɒn.səld/) adj. Softened by drink into a quiet soreness at the back of the throat, particularly noticeable over breakfast. Chole was tonsilled, speaking sparingly while the morning settled behind the throat. tonsillithed adj. Having drunk more than the mouth can comfortably accommodate, with a small calculus of opinion lodged behind it. tonsillitised (/tɒnsəˈlaɪtɪsd/) adj. Drunk enough to turn the back of the mouth into the evening's principal site of concern. tonsilloadenoidectomied adj. Drunk past the point of retaining either the tonsils or the useful part of the conversation. Lamani became tonsilloadenoidectomied and removed every difficult consonant from the speech. tonsillolithed adj. Drunk in a way that deposits a small, stubborn calculus behind the last useful sentence. tonsillopharyngitised adj. Drunk, with the result that both the tonsils and the passage beyond have entered the discussion. Erico became tonsillopharyngitised and treated the pub's acoustics as a personal grievance. tonsillotomed adj. Drunk on the strength of an imaginary instrument for removing whatever remains lodged in the throat. tonsillotomied adj. Drunk to a degree that cutting into the evening's verbal obstruction seems a reasonable procedure. tonsilotomed adj. The condition of a drinker who removes every conversational obstacle with alarming surgical precision. Damiel got tonsilotomed and extracted the awkward subject from dinner without anaesthetic. tonsilotomied adj. Drunk to the extent of making a neat incision in the discussion, then asking for chips. Daisy-grace grew tonsilotomied and made a decisive cut through the awkward silence. tonsored adj. The drunkenness of one who trims every exchange neatly, whether invited to or not. tonsured (/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to a person whose social life has been ceremonially shaved bare. Clairece tonsured her social life, ceremonially shaving the evening down to one sofa and a glass of water. tontined (/tɒnˈtiːnd/) adj. Softened by drink into someone whose remaining share of the evening increases as companions depart.
tontineered adj. Sharpened by drink into a participant who watches the company closely for opportunities to outlast it.