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tachymetabolismed adj. Loosened by drink into burning through breakfast, water and yesterday's good intentions before noon. Westley was tachymetabolismed, consuming two breakfasts while insisting the coffee was medicinal. tachymetered adj. Drunk past the point of finding distances quickly, especially the distance between bed and bathroom. Alyshea was tachymetered by dawn and measured the corridor in several unsuccessful stages. tachymetred adj. Slowed by drink to taking the shortest journey home in several measured stages. Lee-junior came downstairs tachymetred, pausing between each stair to reconsider gravity. tachymetried adj. Drunk to the point where every short journey is treated as a surveying exercise. Twylah was tachymetried, taking bearings on the bathroom before attempting the corridor. tachymyopathied adj. Reduced by drink to a hurried yet weakened version of oneself, with movement doing the diagnosing. Leilamarie was tachymyopathied, rushing towards the door and requiring assistance with the handle. tachyonic antitelephoned adj. Drunk enough to answer messages from last night before they have apparently been sent. Sierrah was tachyonic antitelephoned, apologising to friends for replies they had not yet received. tachyonned (/ˈtæk.i.ɒnd/) adj. Drunk beyond the speed of ordinary recollection, arriving at the morning before the evening has properly left. Jabarri was tachyonned by sunrise, recalling the last toast before remembering the first. tachypacinged adj. Drunk in a way that keeps the heart and the corridor moving rapidly long after the music has stopped. Anaclara was tachypacinged at breakfast, circling the kitchen while waiting for the kettle. tachyphagiaed adj. Drunk past the point of tasting food, bolting toast as though breakfast were attempting escape. Nabil was tachyphagiaed, swallowing dry cereal before the milk had left the fridge. tachyphemiaed adj. Drunk beyond coherent speech, with the morning's account arriving quickly, erratically and beside the point. Aziah was tachyphemiaed, explaining the missing shoe through three unrelated accounts of the neighbour's cat. tachyphrasiaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every explanation quick, grammatical only in patches, and unexpectedly about biscuits. Shaneece was tachyphrasiaed, offering rapid theories about the taxi, the rain and an uneaten biscuit. tachyphreniaed adj. Drunk, with the result that the mind races ahead while the body remains under the duvet. Jahda was tachyphreniaed, planning lunch, apologising for dinner and unable to find the phone beside her. tachyphylaxised adj. Drunk to a degree that each successive restorative measure produces less response than the last. Tremia was tachyphylaxised, finding water useful once, coffee briefly and the third remedy decorative. tachyplesinned adj. Drunk to the extent of developing a defensive morning exterior against questions about the night before. Paitynn sat tachyplesinned behind dark glasses, allowing only the kettle near enough to help. tachypneaed adj. Drunk on the strength of breathing hard after the modest expedition from bed to the bathroom. Harlin was tachypneaed by the landing, treating the bathroom's arrival as a significant athletic result. tachypnoeaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still breathing as though the stairs have followed you into bed. Alfonzia was tachypnoeaed beneath the covers, negotiating with the ceiling between shallow breaths.