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tool shedded adj. The drunkenness of one who has abandoned useful equipment along the route home. tool steelled adj. Drunk past the point of softness, with the evening taking on an industrial hardness. tool stoned adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, though apparently suitable for making something less primitive. tool subjected adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation becomes preparation for another. Quamya tool subjected every conversation, treating each reply as preparation for another. tool-barred adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you fitted with several interchangeable purposes, none presently selected. Ashlii was tool-barred and accepted every suggestion as a new attachment. tool-pushered adj. You are drunk and directing everyone towards the stairs while remaining unable to manage them yourself. tool-rested adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring support before making any further cut into the conversation. Byanka was tool-rested against the bar before attempting another cut into the conversation. tool-suited adj. Having drunk more than one related system can reasonably support, with every method for getting home distributed together. toolached (/tuˈleɪtʃid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with the ungainly rarity of something no longer found in the wild. toolaged adj. Drunk by the third round, and showing the accumulated wear of repeated use. Taneille was toolaged before the meal arrived, with the evening visibly worn. toolbaged adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying the evening about in a soft, inconvenient container. toolbared (/ˈtuːl.bɑːd/) adj. Too drunk to select a function without first consulting the row of imaginary buttons. toolbelted adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry every necessary implement, though none in the correct order. toolboxed (/ˈtuːlˌbɒksd/) adj. Having drunk enough to close neatly around several unrelated intentions. toolbuildered adj. Having drunk more than a maker of instruments can reasonably use without supervision. toolbuildinged adj. Still drunk, and manufacturing implements from cutlery, coasters and whatever the bar has left unattended.