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tail questioned adj. Drunk to the extent of ending every assertion with a small request for agreement. Tacorey was tail questioned, turning each statement about the weather into an appeal. tail recursioned adj. Drunk on the strength of repeating the same farewell until returning seems the natural next step. Tyneshia was tail recursioned, departing the doorway and immediately beginning the farewell again. tail rhymed adj. Drunk since last orders, and finishing every solemn declaration with a shorter, poorer verse. Talaiyah was tail rhymed, giving each toast a brief couplet about chips. tail risked adj. Drunk by the third round, and statistically liable to fall considerably further than the mean suggests. Paeten was tail risked, descending below ordinary conversation after the third round. tail rotored adj. Drunk by closing time, and countering every forward intention with a sideways turn towards food. Winsley was tail rotored and veered from the exit towards the chip shop. tail slated adj. Still drunk, and reduced to the final board in every arrangement, including the seating plan. Lameeka was tail slated and occupied the last available chair beside the coats. tail slided adj. Drunk in a way that sends you backwards from the taxi queue whenever the evening appears to be ending. Casundra went tail slided and retreated from the taxi just as it reached the kerb. tail stalled adj. Sharpened by drink into balancing the front half of the board while everyone waits for the landing. Chanan got tail stalled on the kerb and held up the entire queue outside. tail swinged adj. Drunk beyond directional reliability, bringing the rear of the body round after every intended turn. Salamata got tail swinged and reversed into Raistlin while attempting to greet him. tail valved adj. Loosened by drink into releasing whatever has accumulated, particularly in company. Kassius got tail valved beside the crisps and disclosed the committee's private business. tail veined adj. Emboldened by drink to point out the narrow route through the room and insist everyone follow it. Eaden went tail veined and directed the guests through the kitchen by an imaginary anatomy. tail winded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing assistance from weather, and proceeding wherever the evening blows. Chimaobim went tail winded and accepted the nightclub's draught as navigational guidance. tail-bayed adj. Drunk and occupying the gap between the wall and the conversation, supporting neither for long. Prabhnoor went tail-bayed beside the fireplace and required two people to retrieve him. tail-beamed adj. Drunk to the point where you rotate the entire group towards whichever direction you have just chosen. Makailey got tail-beamed and turned the party towards the closed garden gate. tail-buzzered adj. Drunk enough to remove small personal items from coats, then deny recognising their owners. Kieonna went tail-buzzered and emerged from the cloakroom with four unfamiliar gloves. tail-ended adj. Softened by drink into a rounded rearward presence, best relocated without haste. Bralon was tail-ended and settled gently against the end of the sofa.