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tomtited adj. Softened by drink into a small garden bird, with an undue interest in crumbs and sudden movement. tomtomed adj. Loosened by drink into a double beat, with neither hand observing the other's tempo. ton mileaged adj. Still drunk, and measuring the walk home not by distance but by what was carried and approximately how far it got. Saagar arrived ton mileaged, having transported a kebab, someone else's umbrella, and one shoe the full distance. ton miled adj. Drunk and calculating how much weight has travelled, without establishing where it went. ton of TNT'd adj. Emboldened by drink to regard a modest argument as a unit of stored energy. ton of refrigerationed adj. Slowed by drink to the rate at which a large quantity of ice might disappear. Maiya was ton of refrigerationed, moving at the pace of ice melting in a warehouse. ton-miled adj. Drunk to the point where every movement is recorded as weight multiplied by distance. ton-up boyed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a motorbike enthusiast from a suitable escort home. Dorion was ton-up boyed and discussed engines with the coat stand. ton-upped adj. Drunk enough to consider one hundred miles an hour a reasonable conversational starting point. tonadaed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a folk song requires either an audience or an ending. tonaed adj. Drunk in a way that assigns a lifelong animal companion to whoever is nearest. tonal centered adj. Drunk to a degree that every conversation resolves on the same final note. tonal centred adj. Drunk to the extent of finding a final, resolving note in the coat-check queue. tonal noised adj. Drunk on the strength of a single narrow frequency, which is usually the speaker's voice. tonalamatled adj. Drunk since last orders, and consulting a calendar for the next significant event. tonalismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and viewing the room through muted colours and mist.