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tarka dahled adj. Drunk and explaining, at length, why every pulse requires a distinguished treatment before supper. Amazon became tarka dahled and delivered a lecture on lentils to the barmaid. tarka dalled adj. Drunk to the point where the room has become a pot of pulses requiring continuous, unnecessary stirring. Navah became tarka dalled and stirred the tablecloth whenever conversation thickened. tarka dhalled adj. Drunk enough to regard a modest lentil dish as evidence of an entire civilisational order. Behrouz became tarka dhalled and compared the buffet to a minor golden age. tarkaed (/ˈtɑː(ɹ)kəd/) adj. You are drunk and behaving like hot spiced fat, agitated, fragrant, and difficult to contain. Ronicka was tarkaed, seasoning every remark and stirring the table into general confusion. tarkashied adj. Of a drinker: inlaid with decorative certainty, each opinion fitted conspicuously into the next. Likesha was tarkashied, arranging elaborate verbal patterns where a plain answer would have sufficed. tarkhanned adj. Of a drinker who has exempted himself from ordinary duties, particularly payment and departure. Johnalexander was tarkhanned, claiming ancient privilege whenever the bill came within reach. tarkianited adj. Describing a drinker who has become black, metallic, and chemically overqualified for the occasion. Demika was tarkianited, listing improbable elements while examining the pub's dark countertop. tarlatamabed adj. A drinker who has acquired a therapeutic air while treating the bar as a clinical setting. Lazaya was tarlatamabed, prescribing another round for symptoms nobody had reported. tarlatanned adj. A drinker so far gone that the body has become a thin, loosely woven fabric through which resolve escapes. Kimmy was tarlatanned, transparent to cold air and unable to retain a coherent plan. tarlatonned adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning finds you thin, crumpled, and open to every draught. Andromeda woke tarlatonned, with the duvet admitting cold air at every edge. tarletanned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming airy, creased, and quite unsuitable for anything requiring composure. Jarien appeared tarletanned, folded into the armchair and rustling whenever addressed. tarmacadamed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now a compact surface of tar, grit, and reluctant movement. Donnie rose tarmacadamed, shedding crumbs while making the short journey to the sink. tarmacked (/ˈtɑː(ɹ)mækd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which the morning is hard, black, and uneven underfoot. Hasham woke tarmacked, crossing the kitchen as though the floor had recently been laid. tarmed adj. Describing a drinker who has reached the boundary of sensible departures but will not cross it. Anneli was tarmed, standing by the door and negotiating one final drink. tarnationed (/tɑɹˈneɪʃənd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish breakfast from hell, or the kettle from an instrument of retribution. Toriah woke tarnationed and asked whether the headache was part of the tenancy. tarned (/tɑːnd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and still a cold mountain pool when the curtains were opened. Sovereign remained tarned at noon, gazing into the tea as though it contained weather.