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taffataed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become crisp in posture, smooth in speech, and liable to crease on stairs. Quillie went taffataed, maintaining a polished expression while folding slightly at the knees. taffatied (/ˈtæfətid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become crisp to the touch and rustles through conversation. Sacora grew taffatied and made a formal, crackling entrance into the kitchen. taffed adj. Drunk beyond reliable Welshness, with speech worn smooth and balance taking the evening off. Avenelle was taffed and addressed the stair rail in fluent, indistinct Welsh. tafferelled adj. A drinker so far gone that every wall becomes a carved panel deserving close inspection. Ewan went tafferelled and studied the pub's panelling while the stairs waited behind him. tafferered adj. The state of being drunk and treating the edge of every surface as a dependable handrail. Markki became taffererred on the stairs, using the banister with nautical seriousness. taffeta glassed adj. Sharpened by drink into a glittering, brittle presence that catches the light and misjudges the stairs. Nataile became taffeta glassed and treated the bar lights as a personal display case. taffetaed (/ˈtæ.fɪ.təd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a crisp, smooth surface over an increasingly uncooperative frame. Dontasia became taffetaed, descending the stairs with admirable polish and uncertain geometry. taffetied (/ˈtæfətid/) adj. Softened by drink into a rustling, finely finished version of yourself, with the corners no longer reliable. Demitre went taffetied and folded gently against the banister on the way upstairs. taffety tarted adj. Loosened by drink into a thin, sweet arrangement of separate pieces, chiefly apple and pastry in balance. Tadrian went taffety tarted and distributed himself across the sofa in several soft sections. taffiaed adj. Of a drinker: softened by rum, and inclined to regard last orders as a negotiable suggestion. Nelba was taffiaed when the bell rang, and proposed rum as a procedural exception. taffied (/ˈtæ.fid/) adj. Having drunk more than a soft, chewy sweet can reasonably absorb, and now stretching every goodbye. Phalon grew taffied during last orders, elongating a simple farewell into several minutes. taffrail logged adj. Having drunk enough to measure the journey home by the speed at which the pavement recedes. Madalee was taffrail logged, timing each lamppost from the back of the taxi. taffrailed adj. Sufficiently drunk to lean over the stern of the evening and admire its carved edges. Jacere was taffrailed by last orders, studying the pub's woodwork as though bound for India. taffy pulled adj. You have drunk enough to turn the whole gathering into a communal exercise in stretching things out. Yalimar got taffy pulled and recruited the queue for an extended discussion of coats. taffymakinged adj. You are drunk and manufacturing further rounds from whatever ingredients remain available. Eliabeth became taffymakinged, turning a closed bar into a factory for one final drink. tafiaed adj. Of a drinker who has taken rum seriously and the taxi journey rather less so. Amy-jade was tafiaed, giving the driver directions that changed at every crossroads.