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tallipoted adj. The condition of a drinker who has unfolded to an alarming height and is recording the evening on leaves. Jenny-lynn became tallipoted and began inscribing the supper menu across a napkin. tallised adj. Drunk in a way that turns any spare cloth into a fringed shoulder covering. Elliana became tallised and wore the hand dryer's paper towel as formal dress. tallit katanned adj. Drunk to the point where your clothing has acquired fringes, purposes, and a committee of its own. Nitza became tallit katanned and tucked every loose thread into ceremonial order. tallithed adj. Drunk, with the result that a towel over the shoulders acquires ceremonial importance. Leanard was tallithed and requested silence while arranging a tea towel. tallitted (/tɑˈlɪtd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a fringed shawl seem proper attire for last orders. Merv went tallitted and solemnly borrowed a scarf from the coat stand. tallnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of standing taller than the conversation warrants. Fairyn was tallnessed, addressing the room from the bar's lowest step. talloelled adj. A drinker so far gone that the kitchen, the sofa and the glass seem lightly lubricated. Ayah-nur became talloelled and slid gently into the cushions beside the untouched water. tallolled adj. The state of being drunk and resinous in manner, leaving the evening slow, glossy and difficult to clean. Yvett was tallolled, reclining on the sofa while the kitchen acquired a noticeable sheen. tallophyted adj. Drunk to the point where limbs, speech and direction have ceased to differentiate. Eudelia went tallophyted at the foot of the stairs, roots, stems and leaves having become equally unavailable. talloted adj. The state of being drunk and lodged, mentally, in the loft over the cows. Jahzell was talloted, speaking softly as though livestock slept below. tallow gourded adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a winter melon, placidly awaiting the soup course. Levion stood by the buffet, tallow gourded, awaiting transformation into something suitable for soup. tallow treed adj. Reduced by drink to a waxy-seeded tree, from which the household expects candles by morning. Marki was tallow treed, solemnly promising the family candles from his coat pocket. tallow wooded adj. Drunk to the point where a greasy Australian eucalyptus seems the most natural place to rest. Irania was tallow wooded and reclined against the gum tree as though it were upholstered. tallow-wooded adj. Drunk enough to mistake greasy Australian timber for a suitable chair and remain there. Torilynn became tallow-wooded beside the eucalyptus and declined all further furniture. tallowberried adj. Softened by drink into a hardwood tree, bearing only the faint promise of berries and a taxi. Laylanie stood tallowberried beneath the porch, offering berries that were not there. tallowed (/ˈtæləʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently solidifying into a candle, a soap, or a poor kitchen substitute. Chiebuka sat tallowed by the fire, too firm to move and faintly useful for lighting.