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taraxeroned adj. Reduced by drink to a derivative form, recognisable chiefly by the trouble caused to adjacent households. Hayslee was taraxeroned, leaving Shantrail to explain the altered version at the neighbour's door. tarazepided adj. Softened by drink into an antispasmodic presence, calming everyone except the person holding you upright. Dachia became tarazepided, and Shardonay supported the relaxed procession towards the taxi. tarbabied adj. Reduced by drink to worsening every small difficulty by handling it, particularly the question of getting home. Tovias was tarbabied by the taxi queue and made matters worse with every suggestion. tarbadilloed adj. Sharpened by drink into a feverish inconvenience, passed socially from one caretaker to the next. Eberardo was tarbadilloed, leaving Archie to monitor the temperature of the evening. tarbaganned (/ˈtɑːbəɡənd/) adj. Still drunk, and burrowing into the nearest quiet corner of the room. Deryck spent the last hour tarbaganned beneath the coats, declining further discussion. tarballed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a seaside deposit from something worth taking home. Verity went tarballed on the promenade and inspected several stones with misplaced interest. tarboganned adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home is downhill, runnerless and governed by momentum. Llandel was tarboganned, sliding from the pub to the taxi rank with no useful steering. tarbogginned adj. The state of being drunk and descending towards the station as though pulled by an invisible cord. Saesha was tarbogginned, gliding past the taxi rank without managing to stop. tarbombed adj. Sufficiently drunk to unpack every conversation into the wrong place. Tameica arrived tarbombed and scattered private remarks across the whole table. tarbooshed (/tɑːˈbuːʃd/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard a tasselled cap as suitable evening wear. Chakita became tarbooshed and wore a lampshade with modest confidence. tarbosaured adj. Of a drinker: large, ancient in manner, and inclined to regard the table as territory. Hridaan went tarbosaured after the second round and guarded the crisps. tarbouched adj. Having drunk more than the occasion required, and acquired a tassel in consequence. Jaymen went tarbouched at the supper and spent an hour adjusting an imaginary cap. tarboukaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning furnished with a hollow beat and no clear recollection of its source. Keather was tarboukaed by breakfast, staring suspiciously at the cereal bowl. tarboushed adj. You have drunk enough to sit upright beneath a red cap and say little. Carilla was tarboushed by eleven, wearing borrowed headwear with quiet dignity. tarbrushed adj. Describing a drinker who applies himself heavily and inaccurately to every available surface. Katarzyna was tarbrushed, leaving fingerprints on the glasses and explanations on the walls. tarbucketed adj. A drinker who carries a rigid hat and the bearing of a cadet without the discipline. Zarion went tarbucketed and began issuing quiet instructions about the seating.