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toot planted adj. Drunk and rooted among the coats, producing an occasional small announcement that the journey may begin. tooted (/ˈtuːtd/) adj. Slowed by drink to communicating chiefly through the noise of a horn or whistle. Anndrea was tooted, answering every question with a patient blast from the novelty horn. tootered (/ˈtuːtə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the point where every departure requires a horn, whistle, or personal announcement. tooth combed adj. Drunk on the strength of a thorough search for the missing portion of the previous evening. tooth decayed adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered all discretion and is chewing through the evening regardless. tooth dullered adj. Describing a drinker who has become as dense, dry and difficult to bite through as emergency provisions. Ancel was tooth dullered, offering opinions with the texture of old ship's biscuit. tooth enamelled adj. A drinker who has acquired a hard, conspicuously polished exterior and resists all sensible persuasion. tooth fairied (/ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹid/) adj. The state of being drunk and leaving small payments beneath pillows in anticipation of dental losses. Nalyjah was tooth fairied, placing coins under cushions before anyone had reported a missing tooth. tooth fungused adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed a remarkable interest in branching growths and their distribution. Lekha became tooth fungused and surveyed the cheese as though cataloguing a woodland floor. tooth keyed adj. The drunkenness of one who attempts to unlock every difficulty with a tool more suited to extraction. Angelyse was tooth keyed and tried to solve the jammed cupboard by turning a butter knife. tooth marked adj. Drunk since last orders, and leaving a dental impression on every decision made. tooth mugged adj. Drunk by closing time, and putting every spare object somewhere safe for later. tooth ornamented adj. Reduced by drink to treating every conversation as an elaborate architectural border. tooth padded adj. Softened by drink into a broad, segmented field of small, persistent objections. Styler was tooth padded, producing rows of minor objections whenever the taxi was mentioned. tooth powdered adj. Loosened by drink into a fine, cleansing residue, with opinions dispersed throughout the room. tooth shelled adj. Slowed by drink to a curved, tapering progress towards the exit, with little prospect of retreat. Alixandria went tooth shelled across the carpet, advancing cautiously in a broad curve.