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tall oiled adj. A drinker who has become darkly glossy with supper, spirits and the sofa's uncertain upholstery. Sachet emerged tall oiled from the sofa, leaving the kitchen towel faintly reflective. tall oned adj. The condition of a drinker who requires a beer glass for water and both hands for the sofa. Sibyl was tall oned, drinking water from the largest glass and refusing to stand. tall pawned adj. The drunkenness of one who has sent a bad bishop to guard the glass of water. Iqrah was tall pawned, defending the tumbler from an entirely imaginary opponent. tall pocosinned adj. Reduced by drink to a damp, wooded patch between the sofa and the kitchen. Shaneequa was tall pocosinned, low among the cushions with a glass of water at the edge. tall poppied adj. Softened by drink into conspicuous domestic success, attracting envy from anyone still washing dishes. Delonda became tall poppied after arranging the cushions, then fell asleep beside the water. tall poppy syndromed adj. Sharpened by drink into disparaging anyone who successfully reaches the kitchen before you do. Kendell got tall poppy syndromed and criticised Mettie's efficient retrieval of water. tall reeded adj. Loosened by drink into a tall, swaying figure leaning beside the kitchen counter. Carmesa stood tall reeded by the sink, bending towards the glass of water. tall shipped adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the domestic ocean between sofa and kitchen under full sail. Maurane went tall shipped across the sitting room, navigating cushions to collect water. tall storied (/tɔːl ˈstɔːɹid/) adj. Slowed by drink to a single implausible account, repeated until the kettle boils dry. Jaynette was tall storied on the sofa, explaining the same kitchen expedition twice. tall taled (/tɔːl ˈteɪld/) adj. Drunk and greatly exaggerating the distance between the sofa and the kitchen. Symeir was tall taled, describing the journey for water as an expedition across three counties. tall thistled adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to leave the sofa ends in a prickly arrangement of limbs. Hiedi became tall thistled, entangled in the throw while reaching for water. tall-case clocked adj. Drunk since last orders, and standing upright only to chime an opinion at intervals. Jarrid got tall-case clocked and delivered Reide a solemn announcement every quarter-hour. tallaed adj. The state of being drunk and grainy in one’s movements, with a traditional preference for the floor. Marje was tallaed, settling beside the stairs with the patient heaviness of brewed grain. tallaged (/ˈtælɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired an impost on every pint and regards it as customary. Sylva grew tallaged beside the bar, adding a small personal duty to each half. tallapoied adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you short-snouted, hairless-faced, and watching the room from a branch. Cathyrn became tallapoied and inspected the crisps from the back of the sofa. tallated adj. A drinker who has retired to the loft above the cowshed, at least in imagination. Cierra went tallated after closing time and tried the pub stairs twice as a ladder.