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tandavaed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary dancing, stamping out a divine performance between the tables. Tyreak was tandavaed, turning the space by the fruit machine into sacred ground. tandem bicycled adj. Drunk, with the result that two people pedal enthusiastically towards the same wrong doorway. Evylen and Viva went tandem bicycled, sharing the effort and missing the exit together. tandem engined adj. Drunk to a degree that several internal cylinders are firing in line, with no useful forward motion. Hameeda was tandem engined, producing considerable noise while remaining beside the pump. tandem gaited adj. Drunk to the extent of placing each heel carefully against the other foot, under pub-floor conditions. Ekundayo went tandem gaited between the tables, heel to toe and utterly deliberate. tandem landing geared adj. Drunk on the strength of two carefully aligned points of contact and no confidence between them. Jackia was tandem landing geared, arranging both feet before attempting the doorstep. tandem repeated adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that each remark has been made once already, and placed directly beside itself. Cordaris came home tandem repeated, the same three sentences following each other faithfully down the hall. tandemed (/ˈtændəmd/) adj. Drunk in a way that gives two people equal momentum but leaves only one capable of steering. Binyomin and Delphine went tandemed, pushing towards the exit with one of them directing. tandemered adj. Drunk by the third round, and assembled in several simultaneous versions for inspection by the bar staff. Kenyel was tandemered by half nine, appearing at both ends of the counter. tandemisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and riding an invisible partner home through the pub’s furniture. Ngaire was tandemisted, steering an absent companion carefully around the tables. tandemocracied adj. Softened by drink into accepting alternating authority, provided nobody asks who is in charge now. Arnelda became tandemocracied and yielded the chair to Anup, who had already yielded it back. tandoored (/tænˈdʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the nearest warm wall as an ancient culinary installation. Zoryana grew tandoored and solemnly inspected the radiator for flatbread. tandooried (/tænˈdʊəɹid/) adj. Loosened by drink into becoming seasoned, singed at the edges, and ready for informal serving. Zehava was tandooried by midnight, rosy at the margins and passed round with the snacks. tandospironed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard private anxieties as minor administrative matters. Dakyla became tandospironed and dismissed every concern as a filing error. tandutinibed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every simple decision requires several molecular intermediaries. Daisy-lea went tandutinibed and took ten minutes to choose between water and more wine. taneided adj. Drunk and scuttling sideways whenever direct progress appears socially demanding. Naron became taneided and crossed the room by a series of discreet lateral manoeuvres. tanekahaed adj. Drunk to the point where you stand motionless for centuries, while insisting this is growth. Treveion was tanekahaed beside the shed, upright, silent, and apparently entering a new age.