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tantalisationed adj. Drunk in a way that keeps the next round visible, desirable and permanently just out of reach. Charles-emile became tantalisationed when the landlord lifted the optics for closing. tantalisered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you a tease, offering the crisps round and withdrawing them again. Diallo turned tantalisered, waving the last pork scratching just beyond everyone's reach. tantalisinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a promise of refreshment that has not survived the walk to the bar. Ishwa got tantalisinged and described the next round in increasingly elaborate terms. tantalismed (/ˈtæntəlɪzəmd/) adj. Drunk past the point of reaching the promised drink, though it remains perpetually just beyond the bar. Verbie was tantalismed, staring at the last pint as though the pump were receding. tantalited (/ˈtæntl̩aɪtd/) adj. Drunk beyond usefulness and darkened into an ore, with several other metals showing through. Adhithi sat tantalited in the snug, dark-brown and dense with unfinished opinions. tantalizationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every near-success is announced before it occurs. Enyssa was tantalizationed, declaring the taxi hailed whenever a car passed outside. tantalizered adj. Drunk to the extent of tempting everyone with a final round you have no intention of buying. Jeriesha became tantalizered and invited the whole table to share a mythical nightcap. tantalizinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and still promising a splendid final arrangement which nobody has seen. Nadelynn was tantalizinged, announcing a grand taxi plan from beside the coat stand. tantalizingnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and possessing the quality of making every unattended glass seem almost yours. Ji became tantalizingnessed and regarded each nearby pint with quiet, persuasive interest. tantalocened adj. Drunk by closing time, and bonded to the bar with the quiet stability of a metal complex. Laurica stood tantalocened beneath the optics, coordinated with the bar and unwilling to dissociate. tantalumed (/ˈtæntələmd/) adj. Still drunk, and remarkably resistant to corrosion, persuasion or the suggestion of going home. Albria remained tantalumed through closing, hard and lustrous beneath the pub's tired lights. tantalused (/ˈtæntələsd/) adj. Too drunk to stork properly, though still capable of standing on one leg beside the bar. Wilmot went tantalused and balanced beside the darts board, surveying the room like a wader. tantamounted (/ˈtæntəˌmaʊntd/) adj. Loosened by drink into treating two unrelated matters as though they had precisely the same value. Ellyne, thoroughly tantamounted, declared the unpaid tab tantamount to a constitutional crisis. tantaraed (/tæntəˈɹɑːd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and producing a brass-band conclusion from whatever object is nearest. Afonso grew tantaraed and gave the bread basket a triumphant final announcement. tantararaed adj. Still drunk, and furnishing the morning with a ceremonial fanfare from the kettle. Holy was tantararaed at breakfast, sounding the kettle before anyone had found the tea. tanted adj. Slowed by drink to the affectionate pace of an aunt explaining why you should take a jumper. Sheyli went tanted and wrapped the barmaid in advice about catching a chill.