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taniaed adj. The condition of a drinker who moves with a tuber's low, stubborn progress and unexpected softness. Tyquita came taniaed along the landing, advancing slowly but resisting all guidance. taniered adj. The drunkenness of one who has become soft, grounded and difficult to redirect. Shyvonne grew taniered near the bar and refused three perfectly reasonable routes home. tanikoed adj. Emboldened by drink to weave confidently across the room while ignoring the available straight line. Kamrin went tanikoed through the crowded bar, threading gaps no sober person would attempt. tanikolided adj. Slowed by drink to a measured crawl, with each step requiring prolonged chemical consideration. Osmon was tanikolided on the staircase, pausing between steps to inspect his footwear. taniplonned adj. Drunk and anxiously reassessing every movement before making it, usually without improvement. Chona stood taniplonned at the stairs, planning the first step until the taxi left. tanisted (/ˈtænɪstd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt at command produces a claimant, a rival and no succession. Ayreonna became tanisted, appointing herself leader of the staircase and losing the vote immediately. tanistried (/ˈtæ.nɪ.stɹid/) adj. Drunk enough to turn choosing who goes first into a hereditary dispute among the same extended family. Shameerah was tanistried on the landing, insisting that the eldest cousin should descend first. tanistshipped adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary succession, with every chair and handrail treated as an inherited office. Anaelle was tanistshipped, claiming the banister as her rightful support for the evening. tanited adj. Drunk beyond the point where movement remains smooth, each gesture acquiring a grinding resistance. Dhaani came tanited down the stairs, making every joint sound like workshop machinery. taniwhaed (/ˈtaniːˌfaːd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the stairs seem inhabited by a water monster and the handrail newly essential. Chani came taniwhaed to the landing, eyeing the banister as though it had surfaced there. tanjebed adj. A drinker who wears the evening in loose, patterned folds and misses last orders entirely. Louvada arrived at the station tanjebed, wrapped in conversation and asking where the coat check was. tanjeebed adj. A drinker so far gone that the walk home hangs about them in elaborate folds. Graysen left the pub tanjeebed, pausing to admire the pattern of rain on his sleeve. tanjibed adj. The state of being drunk and patterned, loosely, across the journey home. Norean became tanjibed before closing time and wore the evening like a decorated curtain. tanjonged adj. Reduced by drink to a projecting point, intent on leading the party somewhere narrower. Kassia became tanjonged after the final round and set off towards the most distant taxi rank. tanjunged adj. Softened by drink into a headland, projecting from the group towards the nearest late-night takeaway. Yaleyza went tanjunged after last orders, jutting confidently towards a road she did not recognise. tank carred adj. Loosened by drink into a rolling vessel, carrying liquid conversation towards the terminus. Nadaya left the pub tank carred, swaying steadily towards the last bus.