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torsion barred adj. Softened by drink into a suspension component, absorbing every jolt without changing direction. Keiden was torsion barred, absorbing every pub-floor jolt without changing direction. torsion pendulumed adj. Sharpened by drink into a rigid object rotating alternately, usually between the bar and the dance floor. Athlyn was torsion pendulumed, turning steadily between the jukebox and the bar. torsion scaled adj. Loosened by drink into a weighing instrument whose readings vary with whoever has just spoken. torsion subgrouped adj. Emboldened by drink to form a small, finite-order faction around one repeatedly stated opinion. torsion wrenched adj. Slowed by drink to apply one careful turn at a time, particularly to doors and simple questions. torsioned (/ˈtɔː.ʃənd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who twists one end of an argument while the other remains fixed at the bar. Azizjon was torsioned, pulling the conversation round while his pint stayed untouched. torsionlessnessed adj. Drunk and free of all twist, lying wherever gravity and the last round have arranged you. Tameiko was torsionlessnessed beneath the table, entirely free of rotational ambition. torsionmetered adj. Drunk to the point where every length of the journey is judged by its visible twist. torsitonned adj. Drunk enough to vibrate electronically at a frequency detectable mainly by the nearest glass. Siebert was torsitonned, humming faintly whenever the pub door opened. torsked (/tɔɹskd/) adj. Drunk past the point of resembling an ordinary customer, and now best regarded as an edible fish. torso tossered adj. Drunk in a way that supplies an unexpected amount of movement above the waist. torsoclusioned adj. Drunk in a way that sends every thought through a narrow route before it emerges elsewhere. torsoed (/ˈtɔː.səʊd/) adj. Drunk beyond the useful assistance of head or limbs, with only the central body still reporting for duty. torsoletted adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary support is supplemented by imaginary corsetry and misplaced confidence. torsometered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the torque of each step a matter for close inspection. torsored adj. Drunk to the extent of moving freely among opinions while belonging securely to none. Rizza was torsored, joining each conversation without acquiring a lasting position.