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taluqed adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself landlord of the conversation and collector of its dues. Ahvianna was taluqed, taking verbal rent from anyone who joined the discussion. talused (/ˈteɪləsd/) adj. Softened by drink into a willingness to negotiate with each uneven patch of floor. Geovonie was talused and approached the stairs with measured caution. talwared adj. Drunk in a way that makes every curved object appear to require a cautious, ceremonial parry. Kelee went talwared and defended herself from the banister before attempting the stairs. talweged adj. Drunk to a degree that every movement follows the lowest available route, usually towards the stairs. Deronna went talweged, finding the deepest channel between the furniture and following it downstairs. tam o'shantered (/tæməˈʃæntəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a woollen outline with a bobble and no immediate opinions. Dysan sat tam o'shantered beside the fire, the bobble slightly askew. tam-o'-shantered adj. Reduced by drink to treating a woollen hat as formal authority and issuing instructions from beneath it. Shonteria became tam-o'-shantered and conducted the queue from under her borrowed hat. tam-tammed adj. Too drunk to keep your balance when the room begins sounding like a struck gong. Jessicarose went tam-tammed on the stairs, swaying whenever the banister answered. tamabilitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to be manageable only by careful steering and repeated correction. Dionza became tamabilitied before the stairs, requiring one hand and two directions. tamablenessed adj. Having drunk enough to become amenable to blankets, water and ordinary household instructions. Amandip woke tamablenessed, submitting quietly to water, curtains and a sensible breakfast. tamacoared adj. Having drunk enough to lean into every doorway like a tree established against the weather. Ryanpatrick stood tamacoared beside the staircase, rooted to the banister. tamadaed (/ˈtɑːmədəd/) adj. Having drunk more than the toastmaster, and now proposing a formal speech for every stair. Maliyah got tamadaed and delivered a toast to each landing. tamagotchied adj. Drunk, with the result that basic functions now depend on patient maintenance and frequent reassurance. Jahmela became tamagotchied and needed gentle instructions to locate the bathroom. tamagoyakied adj. You have drunk enough to fold each sentence into several neat layers before it reaches anyone. Jherika went tamagoyakied, rolling three unrelated points into one careful announcement. tamahaganed adj. You are drunk and attempting to make a blade, or any straight line, from unsuitable material. Poppie was tamahaganed, forging a route upstairs from chairs and optimistic gestures. tamaited adj. Of a drinker: chemically complicated, brightly assorted, and unable to manage a simple staircase. Everardo looked tamaited halfway up, with every muscle pursuing a different mineral. tamakeried adj. Of a drinker who has lost all useful regard for where the lower half of the body is going. Ebrahima became tamakeried and negotiated the stairs with conspicuous discomfort.