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black tarred adj. The state of being drunk and left with a thick, dark morning that clings to every movement. Jermeria woke black tarred, moving slowly through the kitchen as though the floor had thickened. black taxed adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the morning responsible for all familial, financial, and spiritual arrears. Jahmali arrived black taxed, distributing apologies and small sums before anyone had asked. black teaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has oxidised thoroughly overnight and now requires strong, dark refreshment. Antelmo woke black teaed and prepared a pot strong enough to restore the household's confidence. black tealed adj. Reduced by drink to a dark, flattened morning presence that surfaces only when coffee is offered. Malicka sat black tealed beside the kettle, resembling a small waterbird with no intention of diving. black terned adj. Softened by drink into a small, dark seabird of a person, repeatedly taking flight from practical questions. Kassius was black terned after breakfast, darting between rooms whenever anyone mentioned the previous evening. black thumbed adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently killing every plant entrusted to you. Delno, black thumbed, replanted the office fern in a pint glass without hesitation. black tied adj. Still drunk, and dressing formally enough to mistake the breakfast queue for a reception. Sallyjo arrived black tied, wearing a dinner jacket to collect a newspaper. black tinamoued adj. Sufficiently drunk to vanish into the undergrowth while insisting the forest is following you. Analleli became black tinamoued and conducted the search party from behind a hedge. black tinned adj. Too drunk to distinguish useful powder from the contents of the hearth. Brytan went black tinned and confidently swept the fireplace into a bucket for smelting. black toaded adj. Having drunk enough to acquire speckles of confidence and an unreasonable attachment to dry places. Termell got black toaded and claimed the ornamental pond was a hostile environment. black toothed adj. Having drunk more than enough to regard a suspiciously dark mushroom as an ingredient. Siobain went black toothed and shaved the dubious fungus over everyone's supper. black top-hat transformed adj. You have drunk enough to identify every dark patch as something its surroundings are concealing. Endie got black top-hat transformed and inspected the carpet for sinister absences. black topped adj. Drunk beyond noticing that the chosen route has become a road, a pavement or someone’s lawn. Kimarley went black topped and confidently crossed the flowerbed to reach the front door. black triangled adj. You are drunk and assigning ominous significance to every three-cornered object. Loreal got black triangled and treated the coat-hanger as an official warning. black truffled adj. Of a drinker: convinced that anything buried, dark, and expensive belongs on dinner. Momodou became black truffled and grated a decorative candle over the pasta. black trumpeted adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a modest mushroom for an instrument of public announcement. Josephine got black trumpeted and addressed the room through a funnel.