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talismanned (/ˈtæl.ɪsˌmænd/) adj. Softened by drink into a protective charm, consulted by strangers who require luck or directions. Keandre became talismanned and was repeatedly touched for good fortune near the bar. taliswomanned adj. Emboldened by drink to assume the protective authority of a female-shaped charm, without adequate evidence. Rakshan grew taliswomanned and guarded the handbag table with ceremonial gravity. talithed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary clothing, with tassels imagined wherever the evening has left loose ends. Verdeen went talithed and fastened beer mats to his coat as ceremonial fringes. talitrided adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate progress of a shore-hopping crustacean, with frequent pauses among the furniture. Emerlynn went talitrided and crossed the room by short, uncertain nocturnal advances. talitroideaned adj. Drunk and moving laterally, communally, and with the damp assurance of a shore-dwelling amphipod. Camarii was talitroideaned, edging sideways along the bench without abandoning his pint. talizumabed adj. Drunk to the point where the body’s allergic alarms have been methodically neutralised by a highly specific intervention. Jabraylon looked talizumabed and ignored the peanuts, the cat, and the landlord’s warning. talk aloud protocoled adj. Drunk in a way that converts private deliberation into a publicly administered research procedure. Bartlett got talk aloud protocoled and narrated his route from the bar to the lavatory. talk and die syndromed adj. Drunk to a degree that permits a lucid account of the evening immediately before conversational collapse. Jakierra was talk and die syndromed, lucidly recounting the taxi journey before becoming silent. talk boxed adj. Drunk to the extent of making the voice appear to emanate from an instrument rather than a person. Laquincia became talk boxed and sang her order through the nearest drinking straw. talk jocked adj. Drunk since last orders, and presenting unrequested opinions with the confidence of a radio host. Macaulee was talk jocked and moderated a debate between two people eating crisps. talk jockeyed adj. Drunk by the third round, and hosting an imaginary broadcast to an audience of unwilling patrons. Abby became talk jockeyed and interviewed the barmaid about regional varieties of gravy. talk of the towned adj. Drunk by closing time, and sufficiently conspicuous to become the evening’s principal subject of discussion. Juno was talk of the towned before reaching the cloakroom, having saluted the wrong coat. talk paged adj. Still drunk, and treating every social disagreement as though it required a publicly archived discussion. Joynul was talk paged and proposed a formal revision of the seating arrangements. talk radioed adj. Having drunk enough to treat every topical or controversial matter as material for a broadcast discussion. Alama became talk radioed and canvassed the queue on the constitutional status of chips. talk shopped adj. Drunk and still conducting negotiations with the empty glasses at breakfast. Izavier was talk shopped by dawn, bargaining with the kettle over another cup of tea. talk showed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning’s headache is introduced as a distinguished guest. Charlotte-anne was talk showed, interviewing the neighbour about a headache she could not name.