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tailzied adj. Drunk to the extent of abandoning customary sequence in favour of an improvised and binding arrangement. Lysanne got tailzied and appointed a stranger heir to her unfinished crisps. taimened adj. Drunk on the strength of a large northern fish, or of an equally substantial quantity of lager. Jehu became taimened and described the river as an underperforming salmon. taimyrited adj. Drunk since last orders, and composed of several incompatible substances held together by metallic conviction. Klarke was taimyrited, grey-faced and chemically unpersuasive beneath the pub's lights. tained (/teɪnd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a thin metallic coating over whatever judgement remains. Meritxell was tained by the third round, her remaining judgement visible only as a dull surface. tainiolited adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary composition, containing too many minerals to be safely handled before tea. Carrin looked tainiolited at breakfast, crystalline in resolve and unable to identify the spoon. tainoceratided adj. Still drunk, and proceeding with the slow, chambered determination of an extinct marine mollusc. Jaysaun remained tainoceratided, circling the buffet as though navigating a prehistoric sea. tainted (/teɪntd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish contamination from seasoning, decay from maturity, or dinner from an administrative error. Laryssa became tainted and praised the cheese for its advanced stage of decomposition. taintednessed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every breakfast surface as permanently suspect. Ruthye woke taintednessed and rejected the kettle for having witnessed last night’s proceedings. taintered adj. Loosened by drink into mistaking yesterday’s spoiled leftovers for a respectable breakfast. Detarius, taintered by dawn, inspected the milk and pronounced its sourness reassuring. taintlessnessed adj. Slowed by drink to regard the morning’s stale air as entirely pure. Breze remained taintlessnessed, insisting the unwashed glass had acquired no character overnight. taintmented adj. You have drunk enough to regard the taxi's judgement as final and binding. Zaela got taintmented and accepted the driver's decision about which house was hers. taintured adj. Drunk and waking to find every garment, cushion and breakfast item faintly unclean. Matalynn emerged taintured, with toast crumbs adhering to places no toast had visited. taintwormed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning’s unease seems to be burrowing and feeding. Farrow awoke taintwormed, scratching thoughtfully at the headache beneath his fringe. taipanned (/ˈtʌɪpand/) adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the morning’s negotiation is with your own stomach. Tong awoke taipanned and attempted to settle the nausea through prolonged commercial reasoning. taipaoed (/ˈt̪aɪ̯.paʊ̯d/) adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast must be large, steamed and capable of containing the evening. Juanmanuel woke taipaoed and requested a bun large enough to conceal his regrets. taipoed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning feeling inhabited by an unhelpful spirit. Jayloni awoke taipoed and blamed the cold toast for the voice in his head.