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tottergrassed adj. Drunk enough to sway delicately in a breeze, like fine grass beside the beer garden. Ahniyla became tottergrassed and moved gently whenever the garden door opened. totteringed adj. Drunk past the point of walking, but still committed to a decorative side-to-side motion. tottied (/tɒtid/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every attractive stranger acquires an aristocratic title. Lancaster got tottied and referred to the barmaid as Lady Sophie throughout the last round. tottinged adj. Drunk beyond arithmetic, adding up every round and arriving at a different total each time. tottled adj. Drunk in a way that keeps every explanation upside down, with the last point emerging first. totuavaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a broad-mouthed fish, ready to answer the room with one resonant note. tou-toued adj. Reduced by drink to a cosy bundle, addressed gently by everyone within earshot. Nomie became tou-toued and was wrapped in a scarf for the taxi queue. tou-tued adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, pointed certainty about matters best left alone. Gera got tou-tued and delivered precise criticisms of everyone’s darts technique. touarted adj. Sharpened by drink into a firm opinion about the proper grain of the kitchen table. toubabed (/tu.babd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking the pub's pale wall for a fellow customer awaiting service. toubelekied adj. Drunk on the strength of a metal drum, producing a steady rhythm against the nearest table. toucan barbeted adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a splendid bill and no idea what to do with it. Jerney became toucan barbeted and attempted to pay for crisps with an ornamental beak. toucan crossinged adj. Reduced by drink to operating every pedestrian signal, including the one governing the bicycle lane. toucaneted adj. Softened by drink into a small, agreeable bird with little remaining command of the evening. toucanned (/ˈtuːkənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking with a colourful bill that arrives before the rest of the sentence. Flava got toucanned and delivered a bright, elaborate account of the landlord's hat. touch assisted adj. Emboldened by drink to heal acquaintances by laying hands upon them, whether requested or not.