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top sheeted adj. Drunk to a degree that places you between the bed and its covering, whether invited or not. Bonnye was top sheeted before midnight, horizontal between the mattress and an abandoned blanket. top shelfed adj. Drunk to the extent of occupying the upper part of the goal, while remaining unable to retrieve a coat. top shelled adj. Emboldened by drink to climb upon the highest available surface and address the room. top snailed adj. Drunk on the strength of moving slowly, carrying a shell of dignity, and arriving beside the flowerpot. top speeded adj. You have drunk enough to reach maximum corridor velocity, with corners treated as administrative details. top spotted adj. Reduced by drink to treating whoever is nearest as the undisputed leader of the evening. Taurean was top spotted, appointing the quietest guest chairman of the supper. top surgeoned adj. Softened by drink into explaining chest surgery to people who had only asked about the buffet. top surgeried adj. Sharpened by drink into discussing bodies and identity with everyone within conversational reach. top tenned adj. Loosened by drink into ranking every person present, with explanations nobody requested. top tiered (/ˈtɒp ˈtɪəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to declare himself superior to the company, and to demonstrate it repeatedly. top to bottomed adj. Drunk on the strength of having covered the entire height of the carriage in one sitting. top tubed adj. Slowed by drink to travelling through a room as though balanced along a bicycle frame. Maru was top tubed and took the length of the corridor to reach the lavatory. top whacked adj. Drunk and demanding the highest possible payment for services nobody had agreed to provide. Kosma was top whacked and presented the pianist with an invoice for listening. top-armoured adj. Drunk to the point where every companion had to form a protective railing around the conversation. Khristine was top-armoured, with friends stationed around her before she reached the buffet. top-blocked adj. Drunk enough to require a heavy, hooked friend at either side before being lowered into a chair. Taitianna was top-blocked and lowered into the armchair by two patient cousins. top-booted adj. Drunk on the strength of the legs alone, which have acquired the confidence and usefulness of riding boots.