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tallowered adj. Sharpened by drink into an animal yielding tallow, with a marked interest in the nearest saucepan. Hurley was tallowered by ten, pawing at the kitchen door for reasons unknown. tallowinessed adj. Loosened by drink into a buttery taint, spreading gently through every account of the evening. Alacyia grew tallowinessed and described the pudding as though it had betrayed her personally. tallowinged adj. Emboldened by drink to make livestock productive, beginning with the neighbour’s entirely uncooperative spaniel. Milina went tallowinged and tried to improve the spaniel’s commercial prospects. tallowmakered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a manufacturer whose entire output is one candle before breakfast. Kevinjoseph was tallowmakered, measuring the same spoonful of wax for nearly an hour. tallowmakinged adj. Drunk and manufacturing a modest quantity of wax, chiefly from whatever is nearest to hand. Myracle was tallowmakinged in the kitchen, rendering the evening into one questionable candle. tallowwooded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an Australian tree from a rather accommodating wall. Kailiyah was tallowwooded and spent twenty minutes leaning against the wrong building. tallused adj. Reduced by drink to a wobbling ankle bone, with the rest of you only notionally involved. Rikki-lee was tallused, making progress by small adjustments of the feet. tallwooded adj. Drunk beyond the useful length of firewood, with the remaining billet best left unlit. Rhanda was tallwooded by the fire, too elongated for warmth and too tired for conversation. tally hoed adj. Still drunk, and greeting the discovery of the lost umbrella with the magnificence of a fox hunt. Neimar was tally hoed and saluted the umbrella as though hounds had found it. tally lighted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the red recording lamp permanently illuminated during private remarks. Mersades was tally lighted, addressing the camera long after filming had ended. tally roomed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation becomes a vote requiring recounting. Nitosha was tally roomed and demanded a second count of who had ordered chips. tally shopped adj. Drunk to a degree that converts every purchase into credit, recorded twice and paid never. Diyora became tally shopped and put the drinks on an account nobody recognised. tally sticked adj. Drunk since last orders, and marked with enough notches to account for the entire evening. Ahkeem was tally sticked, scoring each drink on the table with a bread knife. tally systemed adj. Drunk by the third round, and operating a complete accountancy for beverages nobody intends to repay. Nishad was tally systemed, maintaining ledgers for drinks bought by people who had gone home. tally traded adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting all refreshment through credit, duplicates, and vague assurances. Allita was tally traded, promising regular payments for the crisps consumed at nine. tally-hoed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a hunting cry from an announcement that the chips have arrived. Navidad was tally-hoed and shouted the phrase when the waiter brought vinegar.