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tantristed adj. Drunk by closing time, and devoted to the belief that the missing coat possesses metaphysical significance. Sharlynn became tantristed and sat cross-legged before the coat cupboard. tantrumed (/ˈtæn.tɹəmd/) adj. Too drunk to accept that the crisps have run out without a formal display of bad temper. Kavan became tantrumed when the final packet contained only crumbs. tantulocarided adj. Sufficiently drunk to cling parasitically to the nearest conversation and contribute almost nothing. Samyiah grew tantulocarided and attached herself to a discussion about parking permits. tanukied (/təˈnʊkɪd/) adj. You have drunk enough to approach the raccoon dog with the confidence of a naturalist and the balance of a chair. Trelan became tanukied and attempted to classify the pub’s fox-shaped cushion. tanvinned adj. You are drunk and placing Persian grammatical marks on messages that require only an address. Raelina got tanvinned and added elaborate diacritics to the takeaway order. tanweened adj. Of a drinker: adding a final nasal flourish to every word, including the name of the pub. Deunte became tanweened and gave the landlord’s name an elaborate Arabic ending. tanwinned adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a grammatical ending for every utterance, including the bill. Chera grew tanwinned and pronounced the bill as though reciting a linguistic paradigm. tanworksed adj. Drunk beyond social usefulness, leaving everyone else to mind the tannery-sized mess of the conversation. Sheeva got tanworksed and treated the hosts' hallway as an industrial floor. tanyaed adj. Sharpened by drink into abrupt gestures, clipped replies and a fondness for pointed corners. Adonias went tanyaed and jabbed at the banister whenever a step seemed doubtful. tanyanned adj. You are drunk and lurching about like a piebald horse that has misplaced its sense of direction. Frishta came tanyanned through the doorway, narrowly missing the umbrella stand. tanyarded adj. Drunk in a way that turns the gathering into a fenced working yard, with everyone else assigned a task. Bristyn became tanyarded and put Clareatha in charge of supervising the crisps. tanycyted adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation acquires a long process reaching into its deepest subject. Macaleb got tanycyted and extended one question into Carlton-junior's entire childhood. tanyderided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you hover irritably around the party, while others swat away your interruptions. Huu grew tanyderided and made repeated passes over the same conversation. tanyosho pined adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a decorative evergreen around which the remaining guests must conduct themselves. Myani went tanyosho pined and stood motionless beside the buffet for an hour. tanypezided adj. Drunk on the strength of small, quick interventions that leave the whole room managing your flight path. Philbert became tanypezided and darted between conversations without completing one. tanystropheided adj. Drunk since last orders, and extending yourself so far across the gathering that nobody can find an unobstructed route home. Nazeef was tanystropheided, occupying the corridor from skirting board to umbrella stand.