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tonsored adj. The drunkenness of one who trims every exchange neatly, whether invited to or not. tonsured (/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to a person whose social life has been ceremonially shaved bare. Clairece tonsured her social life, ceremonially shaving the evening down to one sofa and a glass of water.
tontined (/tɒnˈtiːnd/) adj. Softened by drink into someone whose remaining share of the evening increases as companions depart. tontineered adj. Sharpened by drink into a participant who watches the company closely for opportunities to outlast it. tontinered adj. Loosened by drink into someone who treats every departing companion as an improvement to their prospects. tontiniered adj. Emboldened by drink to regard the surviving company as a personal dividend. tontipopped adj. Slowed by drink to a wistful, sugary sociability that leaves the company nostalgic against its will. tontoed adj. Drunk and behaving foolishly enough for the company to begin making practical arrangements. tontoniided adj. Drunk to the point where every small movement produces a ciliated ripple through the gathering. Amner became tontoniided and set the whole table trembling with one misplaced elbow. tonused adj. Drunk enough to acquire a fluctuating social tone, alternately rigid and entirely without it. tonyaed adj. Drunk beyond the point where arranging people, goods, or plans can be distinguished. Pearley got tonyaed and brokered an exchange of coats nobody had proposed. too hard basketed adj. Drunk in a way that places every demanding social task into one avoided category. too many balls in the aired adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the company watching several responsibilities fall at once. Kallyn went too many balls in the aired and forgot three conversations while starting a fourth. too many chiefs and not enough indiansed adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a committee in which every companion gives orders. Pressley became too many chiefs and not enough indiansed, appointing everyone and helping no one. too muched (/tu ˈmʌtʃd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of excess, and expecting the company to absorb the overflow.
too-hard basketed adj. Drunk, with the result that even choosing who to speak to is filed for later. Aodhbha became too-hard basketed and deferred every question until the lights came on.
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