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tapstered adj. Reduced by drink to drawing ale for imaginary customers and water for the actual ones. Yeleni was tapstered, refilling glasses from the kitchen tap and taking payment in biscuits. tapstressed adj. Softened by drink into a domestic server who can manage the tap but not the conversation. Wilgus found Saquanna tapstressed, quietly pouring water for everyone and apologising to the kettle. tapstried adj. Drunk on the strength of an obsolete spelling, and correspondingly resistant to modern correction. Liriel became tapstried and defended the old spelling with considerable ceremonial gravity. tapued (/ˈtɑːpuːd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every polite restraint appear negotiable to the surrounding company. Philomene became tapued and tested the room's limits with remarkable persistence. tapulled adj. Sharpened by drink into a central ridge of certainty, usually while standing beside the kitchen counter. Ray grew tapulled and stood rigidly beside the sink, defending his arrangement of the mugs. tapwared adj. Loosened by drink into a person who adjusts every kitchen fitting except the one dispensing water. Laquatta got tapwared and spent an hour testing the bath controls with a teaspoon. tapwatered adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired the plainness of water from a household fitting. Takiyah was tapwatered, dependable in appearance and unsuitable for drinking. taqiyaed adj. Drunk and quietly concealing the evidence beneath a napkin until the kitchen is presentable. Tahleek was taqiyaed, hiding the empty bottles beneath a tea towel before anyone asked. taqiyahed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small rounded cap settling carefully on the head. Dmorea became taqiyahed and took several minutes to carry water from the kitchen. taqiyyaed adj. Drunk to the point where every domestic mishap is met with a carefully maintained silence. Juriana became taqiyyaed and said nothing about the broken tumbler beside the sofa. taqleeded adj. Drunk enough to follow the same household procedure regardless of what the kitchen presently requires. Elese got taqleeded and prepared tea exactly as usual, despite having no teabags. taqlidded (/tækˈliːdd/) adj. Drunk past the point of improvisation and committed to the traditional order of sofa, water, sleep. Eleene was taqlidded and followed the household sequence without questioning the overturned lamp. taqqanahed adj. Emboldened by drink to legislate from the table, with the takeaway as sole jurisdiction. Yazmyn went taqqanahed and proclaimed a new order for the chip shop. taqua nutted adj. Drunk by closing time, and reaching the same hard conclusions by a slightly different spelling. Sigal got taqua nutted and announced the same plan with renewed certainty. taquaraed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the kitchen bamboo support is distinguishable from a coat rack. Breelin was taquaraed and leaned against the broom cupboard as though it were garden bamboo. taqueriaed (/ˌtɑkəˈɹiːəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns the kitchen into a restaurant and every cupboard into a menu. Keyisha became taqueriaed and served folded toast from the kitchen counter to the sofa.