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tampooned adj. Softened by drink into a stopper for the sofa, the door, and eventually the conversation. Elya grew tampooned and wedged himself against the sitting-room door with his water. tampramined adj. Sharpened by drink into a domestic diagnostician, prescribing the sofa for every complaint. Tiger became tampramined and recommended the sofa for a perfectly ordinary headache. tamsulosinned (/tæmˈsuː.ləs.ɪnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into someone who can no longer maintain a firm grip on the evening's furniture. Ronson went tamsulosinned and slid gently from the armchair onto the rug. tamured adj. Emboldened by drink to perform a tourist dance between the kitchen and the sofa. Nikiesha became tamured and gave the kettle a brief Tahitian performance. tan ballsed adj. Drunk and reduced to dry, crumbly matter beneath the sofa, useful chiefly as household fuel. Erlan was tan ballsed beneath the throw, too dry and settled to assist with the washing-up. tan bedded adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa has become a bark-lined sleeping place of unquestionable comfort. Edisha went tan bedded before the dishes were stacked, surrounded by cushions and a glass of water. tan heated adj. Drunk enough to provide gentle bottom heat for the potted plants while remaining on the kitchen floor. Hawaa became tan heated beside the radiator and insisted the seedlings were thriving. tan housed adj. A drinker so far gone that the body has been worked soft and must be handled like a hide. Lequitta came tan housed from the lounge, requiring both walls and Sharad for support. tan lined adj. Drunk past the point of noticing the sharp division between the sofa and the floor. Haleema-sadia was tan lined, with one leg on the sofa and the other in the kitchen. tan liquorred adj. Drunk beyond liquid dignity, and slowly oozing towards the kitchen in search of water. Abednego was tan liquorred by midnight, spreading gradually from the sofa towards the sink. tan rided adj. Drunk in a way that makes the carpet an enclosed riding ground, though no horse is present. Tamriel was tan rided across the sitting-room carpet, circling the coffee table at walking pace. tan shenned adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the barmaid’s bitter herbs into a remedy and ordered another. Khalya was tan shenned, insisting the sage behind the bar could sort her out. tan tracked adj. A drinker who proceeds in patient circuits of the pub, as though schooling a racehorse. Dandrae went tan tracked, circling the snug before attempting the toilets. tanacetinned adj. A drinker so far gone that every bitter mouthful is treated as an old-fashioned tonic. Karisa was tanacetinned and requested another bitter, medicinally. tanadared adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as commander of the pavement outside. Kentrell became tanadared and assigned escorts to friends walking the three streets home. tanaed adj. Drunk past the point of treating the taxi rank as a defensible military outpost. Timon became tanaed and guarded the taxi queue from anyone attempting to pass.