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tortoise-shelled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability, with a mottled succession of moods showing through a guarded surface. Folajimi grew tortoise-shelled and alternated between solemn silence and sudden affection for strangers. tortoised (/ˈtɔː.təsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to withdraw head and limbs into the nearest coat and await improved conditions. tortoiseshell bracketed adj. Drunk enough to place each conversational aside between two marks and expect others to follow the notation. Raydene became tortoiseshell bracketed and annotated the landlord's remarks from the end of the bar. tortoiseshell catted adj. Drunk, with the result that you move independently through the room and answer chiefly to yourself. Krister got tortoiseshell catted and spent the evening appearing wherever snacks had been opened. tortoiseshelled (/ˈtɔː(ɹ)təˌʃɛld/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you glossy, guarded and difficult for companions to read. tortonied (/tɔːˈtəʊnid/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a frozen dessert seem both substantial and an appropriate supper. Destinique went tortonied and ordered pudding for the entire table before remembering dinner existed. tortricided adj. Drunk on the strength of a small moth, whose circling progress has become the evening's central matter. tortricined adj. You have drunk enough to fold each conversation into a small, neatly rolled parcel. tortrixed adj. Drunk by the third round, and fluttering from person to person without settling anywhere. tortuositied adj. Drunk by closing time, and taking the most winding route between the table and the exit. tortuousnessed adj. Still drunk, and turning every simple request into a long, indirect negotiation with several bystanders. torture chambered adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn any quiet room into an interrogation, with companions required to answer for everything. Anngela went torture chambered and questioned Traiton about the missing coaster beneath the stairs. torture staked adj. Having drunk enough to remain upright in one place while everyone nearby quietly arranges your removal. Issela became torture staked beside the coat stand, while Bobbisue organised a taxi and collected her shoes. torture-meistered adj. Having drunk more than your companions can endure, and discovering a speciality in asking the question after the answer. tortured (/ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/) adj. Too drunk to stop revisiting one painful anecdote, despite its having been heard by everyone present. Zatanna was tortured and retold the missed train story until Tanish began clearing glasses for relief. tortured phrased adj. You are drunk and expressing an ordinary thought in a formulation that makes the room regret vocabulary.