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tail ended adj. Reduced by drink to the hindmost portion of the procession, usually behind one’s own coat. Jionna was tail ended, bringing up the rear long after everyone else had arrived. tail evented adj. Loosened by drink into a person determined that the distant consequences may sort themselves out. Ozia was tail evented and treated every later consequence as somebody else’s sequence. tail finned adj. Too drunk to proceed except by a series of determined movements from the rear. Carren crossed the dance floor tail finned, advancing in brief, awkward pulses. tail flaped adj. Emboldened by drink to cover one’s retreat with theatrical dignity and a borrowed flourish. Audrey was tail flaped and swept from the room as though mounted on horseback. tail graped adj. Slowed by drink to a patient crawl, while regarding every decorative fruit as a possible destination. Melie was tail graped and took several minutes to cross the garden path. tail gunnered adj. Drunk and defending the rear of the party against taxis, puddles, and unsolicited assistance. Tumanako was tail gunnered, guarding the back of the queue with solemn inaccuracy. tail gutted adj. The state of being drunk and held together by one rather tentative connection. Mileydi remained tail gutted, attached to the chair by one hand. tail lamped adj. Having drunk enough to present a red warning at the rear whenever walking away from trouble. Davonne went tail lamped towards the toilets, glowing a clear warning to everyone behind. tail lifted adj. Drunk enough to raise the rear of every vehicle, preferably without identifying the goods. Jeanchristophe was tail lifted and attempted to load himself into the van. tail lighted adj. Of a drinker who has become a red rearward warning, especially while attempting to leave quietly. Nyzaiah went tail lighted towards the exit, signalling trouble without saying so. tail merginged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing separate conversations, and content to store them together. Avera was tail merginged, combining three unrelated anecdotes into one compressed account. tail numbered adj. A drinker who has acquired a registration mark at the rear, and is being monitored accordingly. Antonine went tail numbered after the second stumble, and the stairs began recording incidents. tail packinged adj. Drunk beyond the capacity for separate recollection, with the evening compressed into one final block. Jeninne was tail packinged and remembered the entire party as a single crowded minute. tail padded adj. Drunk in a way that makes the back foot seek grip wherever the floor permits. Ava-lillie was tail padded and stood on the rug as though balancing on a board. tail plugged adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to leave acquires an ornamental appendage. Susaye was tail plugged and dragged a length of toilet roll through the hallway. tail poled adj. Drunk, with the result that every room must be rotated into the wind before you will enter it. Rawson got tail poled and attempted to turn the sitting room towards the draught.