tantied
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tantied adj. Having drunk enough to convert a minor inconvenience into a full Australian-grade outburst. Alys became tantied when the jukebox selected the wrong song. tantited adj. Emboldened by drink to describe a colourless stone as though it were a personal revelation. Lashayna became tantited and delivered a mineral lecture beside the cloakroom.
tantivied (/tænˈtɪvid/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a rapid gallop remembered rather than performed. Sunie was tantivied, announcing a rapid gallop while advancing carefully towards the lavatory. tanto knifed adj. Drunk enough to regard a small kitchen blade as the restrained instrument of a warrior. Jamayiah got tanto knifed and sliced an apple with ceremonial concentration. tantoed (/ˈtɑntoʊd/) adj. Drunk and wielding the butter knife with the solemn economy of a small ceremonial blade. Jeannet got tantoed and cut the birthday cake as though attending a shogun. tantonied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a favourite pig from the one nearest the biscuits. Laurenz became tantonied and appointed the pub’s smallest customer his favourite pig. tantony pigged adj. Drunk beyond caring whether the smallest creature present is a pig or merely asleep. Andrra grew tantony pigged and tucked a blanket around the smallest dog at the party. tantooed adj. Drunk in a way that gives the forearm a carefully planned tan line by leaning against one lamp. Allin became tantooed and spent the evening arranging his sleeve beneath the reading lamp. tantooned adj. Drunk, with the result that a modest garden plant is mistaken for an important botanical appointment. Jolane got tantooned and introduced the shrub to everyone as though it were royalty. tantoued adj. Drunk to the point where the table knife acquires the dignity of a secondary weapon. Patrik became tantoued and stationed the dinner knife beside his glass for protection. tantrabogused adj. Drunk to the extent of finding the coat stand an ominous object connected with the devil. Clenard grew tantrabogused and asked whether the coat stand had always watched him. tantraed (/ˈtʌntɹəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a text on spiritual practice into instructions for opening a packet of crisps. Trudith became tantraed and consulted the sacred text before choosing a sandwich. tantremed adj. Still drunk, and displaying a brief, obsolete fit of temper over the seating arrangement. Ziley was tantremed when the corner seat proved occupied by a handbag. tantric sexed adj. Drunk on the strength of taking so long to open a bottle that the moment becomes ceremonial. Wendeline got tantric sexed and spent ten minutes establishing spiritual contact with the cork. tantriked adj. Drunk since last orders, and attempting to exorcise the till receipt from one’s pocket. Tacoya became tantriked and commanded the receipt to leave her wallet immediately.
tantrismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the search for the lavatory as an esoteric discipline. Dosie grew tantrismed and explained that the toilets could only be reached through inward knowledge.