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tailspeeded adj. Drunk to a degree that the tailwind of the evening carries you home faster than your judgement can follow. Viky was tailspeeded and arrived home before explaining which route had been taken. tailspiked adj. A drinker so far gone that he attaches himself to the nearest conversation and refuses release. Jazyiah got tailspiked and remained attached to the landlord's account of municipal drainage. tailspinned adj. The state of being drunk and descending through the evening in an increasingly steep, uncontrollable spiral. Sigismund went tailspinned after the second pub, circling the same objection with diminishing altitude. tailspoted adj. The condition of a drinker who displays one conspicuous mark of distinction at the rear of every retreat. Shontay became tailspoted and left a bright red lipstick mark on each doorway. tailstanded adj. The drunkenness of one who supports the whole operation from behind, vertically and with questionable authority. Damekia stood tailstanded beside the luggage, insisting the aircraft could not proceed without her. tailstocked adj. Reduced by drink to a fixture supporting the evening's principal object while remaining incapable of useful rotation. Virgene sat tailstocked beside the lathe, offering support but no measurable progress. tailstriked adj. Softened by drink into making rearward contact with the ground whenever attempting a departure. Arwa-noor got tailstriked on leaving and introduced the back of her coat to the pavement. tailswinged adj. Loosened by drink into carrying the rear portion in a direction the front has not authorised. Emlyn became tailswinged and cleared a semicircle of glasses while turning towards the band. tailveined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small laboratory animal making its way across the carpet. Asmara became tailveined and took several minutes to cross the hall. tailwaggered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an overcommitted admirer whose enthusiasm remains fully operational. Araiah was tailwaggered, applauding each change of song several seconds after it occurred. tailwatered adj. Drunk and occupying the downstream position, receiving whatever conversation the preceding structure discharges. Breanda sat tailwatered beneath the bridge, absorbing explanations about hydraulics without interruption. tailwheelled adj. Drunk to the point where forward progress depends upon a small rear support and a favourable surface. Koneta went tailwheelled and crossed the hall with the dignity of an aircraft on the ground. tailwhipped adj. Drunk enough to revolve the body around a fixed point while believing the arrangement remains conventional. Deanza got tailwhipped and rotated around the coat stand without releasing her glass. tailwinded (/ˈteɪlwɪndd/) adj. Drunk beyond resistance, advancing in the direction already chosen by the room. Taissa became tailwinded and followed the departing crowd into a restaurant she had not selected. tailyed adj. Drunk, with the result that succession is severed and each new decision inherits from nobody. Linneah became tailyed and declared dessert responsible for the closing remarks. tailzeed adj. Drunk to a degree that interrupts every established sequence and installs a private legal order. Serine went tailzeed and reassigned the round-buying duties without consultation.