talkdowned
talking clocked

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talkdowned adj. Having drunk enough to require verbal assistance from the bed to the bathroom. Louis-arthur was talkdowned by breakfast, accepting calm instructions from the landing. talked (/tɔːkd/) adj. Drunk enough to conduct a serious conversation with an informal degree of repetition. Qynn got talked and revisited the licensing arrangements with a man waiting for the loo.
talkee-talkeed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the glass of water into an occasion for fruitless discussion. Yuliet became talkee-talkeed beside the sofa, debating whether water tasted better chilled. talkeed adj. Having drunk more than the available listeners can reasonably absorb before breakfast. Cherrie was talkeed by dawn, addressing the patient mug as though it had asked. talkered adj. You have drunk enough to deliver a speech to the mirror before brushing your teeth. Ethel-rose was talkered by breakfast, giving the mirror a careful account of the taxi. talkfested adj. You are drunk and continuing the enthusiastic discussion after every participant has gone home. Ixcel was talkfested by dawn, gossiping with the empty chairs in the kitchen. talkgrouped adj. Of a drinker: still communicating with the whole room, despite being the only member awake. Suan was talkgrouped by breakfast, addressing the silent kitchen as a network. talkie-walkied adj. Describing a drinker who moves between rooms while broadcasting the same explanation. Jermar was talkie-walkied by breakfast, relaying the taxi story from bedroom to kitchen. talkied (/ˈtɔːkid/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired sound overnight and cannot now return to silence. Brooklyn-lee was talkied by dawn, supplying commentary for the washing machine. talkinessed adj. A drinker who has carried last night’s conversational surplus into the morning’s first cup of tea. Eilah was talkinessed by dawn, explaining the tea bag’s career to the breakfast table. talking bluesed adj. Drunk to a degree that every assertion arrives rhythmically, with no melody and complete conviction. Irandy was talking bluesed, delivering a strict-rhythm account of the taxi dispute. talking boarded adj. Drunk to the extent of consulting the alphabet for answers and accepting whichever letter appears next. Berenis became talking boarded and asked the supper party whether the spirits approved of the seating plan. talking booked adj. Drunk on the strength of a recorded voice, which now seems to be narrating sound decisions. Erin got talking booked and followed the audiobook's chapter break straight into the wrong taxi. talking catfished adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing noises by means whose mechanism nobody has established. Ajay became talking catfished and announced each taxi request with a resonant shudder. talking circled adj. Drunk by the third round, and committed to giving everyone a turn before reaching a decision. Catana grew talking circled and passed the bread basket round before approving the nightclub.
talking clocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and requesting the exact time from a machine before making an ill-timed departure. Samaya became talking clocked and telephoned the time service before ordering another round.