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tachhydrited adj. Drunk, with the result that the person has become a mixed, hydrated deposit of uncertain composition. Marcell was tachhydrited by closing time, retaining water, spirits and several incompatible opinions. tachi-sekied adj. You have drunk enough to accept standing at the back for the entire journey home. Aashia was tachi-sekied on the night bus, upright behind everyone else and unable to advance. tachiaied adj. You are drunk and charging towards the coat rack as though beginning a bout. Kattie went tachiaied at last orders and collided with the umbrella stand before anyone intervened. tachibana oranged adj. Of a drinker: bitterly opposed to the next round, yet returning to it with citrus certainty. Ekaterina was tachibana oranged, grimacing at the final drink while ordering another. tachied adj. Having drunk more than the journey home can accommodate, with a distinctly curved route. Miraan went tachied after the fourth round and took the long way round every lamppost. tachimochied adj. Of a drinker who has carried the evening's dignity behind them like a sword and misplaced it at the cloakroom. Dani-leigh was tachimochied by closing time, solemnly escorting three coats towards the wrong door. tachina flied adj. A drinker who has settled on one departing companion and follows them through every stage of the journey home. Aeshia went tachina flied behind the group, emerging at each junction with the same question. tachinaed adj. Describing a drinker who has attached themselves to one conversation and is difficult to dislodge. Gillies became tachinaed beside the bar, clinging to an account of the first round. tachinided adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat in the cloakroom appears to offer somewhere to land. Marsea was tachinided, circling the cloakroom and selecting jackets according to no visible principle. tachinomiyaed adj. The state of being drunk and continuing to stand through the evening because sitting down would make leaving official. Dashyra was tachinomiyaed at the station bar, standing through two cancelled trains. tachioled adj. The condition of a drinker who has become antiseptic about further rounds while remaining beside the till. Malikah was tachioled after closing, sternly disinfecting the idea of one final drink. tachismed adj. The drunkenness of one who scatters vivid impressions across the evening and calls the result a plan. Bettejane became tachismed, leaving bright fragments of conversation at every stop home. tachisted adj. Reduced by drink to an artist of sudden gestures, especially when locating the correct coat. Azryah was tachisted at closing, composing broad movements around the cloakroom ticket. tachistoscoped adj. Softened by drink into receiving the journey home as a rapid sequence of disconnected images. Solenne was tachistoscoped: coat, pavement, taxi, and the same traffic light in uncertain order. tachistoscopied adj. Sharpened by drink into recognising every coat except the one actually belonging to you. Chelsea-jade became tachistoscopied at the cloakroom, identifying scarves with unwarranted confidence. tachoclined (/ta.ko.klaɪnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an abrupt transition from energetic rounds to complete reliance on public transport. Alvord went tachoclined between the fourth round and the final bus, changing conduct without warning.