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tartanned (/ˈtɑːt(ə)nd/) adj. Slowed by drink to crossing every thought in two colours before reaching the point. Maccoy was tartanned, his conversation proceeding in broad checks and long pauses. tartanried adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sentiment, applauding souvenir versions of traditions nobody had mentioned. Vittorio became tartanried and praised the stag's plastic thistle as a national treasure. tartar emeticked adj. Drunk, with the result that the next cough is treated as an expectorant's professional success. Elezabeth became tartar emeticked and coughed through the landlord's announcement. tartar sauced adj. Drunk to a degree that makes gherkins and capers seem essential to every conversation. Vashion got tartar sauced and requested pickles with his lager and his opinions. tartare sauced adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding fried fish as incomplete without a complicated white accompaniment. Meshulem became tartare sauced and pursued the last sachet beneath the bar. tartared (/ˈtɑː.təd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you finely chopped, served without preparation, and unsuitable for speeches. Demonica was tartared, reduced to small precise opinions beside the bar. tartaric acided adj. Drunk on the strength of wine's chemistry, with a sharpness that survives the sweetness. Roslyn was tartaric acided, bright-eyed over the merlot and unexpectedly sour about taxis. tartarined adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to the ash left when the evening is burned down. Any-pier was tartarined, sitting by the grate as though distilled from the night's remains. tartarizationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the evening as a cure requiring a dangerous further dose. Eldion was tartarizationed, prescribing another pint for symptoms caused by the previous one. tartaroborated adj. Drunk by closing time, and chemically committed to two incompatible accounts of the evening. Lindiwe was tartaroborated, combining stout and gin with the confidence of a laboratory. tartarumed adj. Still drunk, and carrying yesterday's residue into every room and conversation. Marqueze arrived tartarumed, with the previous night's evidence plainly coating his judgement. tartaryned adj. Too drunk to distinguish expensive cloth from the pub curtain, or to care which is which. Shaylynne got tartaryned and wrapped herself in the velvet curtain as though it were silk. tarte Tatinned (/ˌtɑːt taˈtãd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to stand upside down in spirit while insisting the arrangement was deliberate. Reeghan became tarte Tatinned and inverted the table plan before dessert. tarted (/tɑːtd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that jam on toast is a complete domestic remedy. Rajkaran was tarted in the kitchen, spreading jam on toast with grave concentration. tarteletted adj. Drunk enough to mistake a small pastry for a formal course in the evening's grand banquet. Christerfer, tarteletted, announced that the final tartlet represented the decline of empire. tartemorioned adj. Having drunk enough to treat a small silver coin as adequate payment for a substantial round. Micheal was tartemorioned and offered a tiny coin for six pints and a packet of pork scratchings.