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tarved adj. Drunk by the third round, and bent conversationally round every direct question. Louis-james was tarved, answering simple enquiries by taking them in a wide curve. tarvined adj. Drunk by closing time, and leaving a clinging impression on every conversation entered. Nellwyn grew tarvined and attached herself to a discussion about train timetables. tarwaded adj. Still drunk, and occupying the room with the quiet, spreading inconvenience of an unmovable tree. Denyell remained tarwaded in the doorway, obliging Lynthia to redirect the guests. tarweeded adj. Too drunk to pass through a room without leaving remarks, embraces, and other things that cling. Anicia got tarweeded and attached herself to every guest who attempted the cloakroom. tarwhined adj. Sufficiently drunk to complain in a high, persistent register until the whole table knows the grievance. Vincel became tarwhined over the crisps, and Abhijot surrendered the bowl. tas-de-charged adj. Having drunk enough to become a solid lower course around which the evening's remaining company must arrange itself. Addley went tas-de-charged beneath the table, forcing Raquele to reorganise every chair. tasajoed adj. Having drunk more than the company can comfortably absorb, and reduced to something dry, stringy, and passed around. Jumoke was tasajoed by midnight, requiring Seydina and two others to divide the escort. tasbihed adj. You have drunk enough to repeat a short, reverent phrase until your companions begin answering it for you. Fuzail got tasbihed and repeated the same blessing until Tress supplied the final word. tascalled adj. You are drunk and offering rewards for information about who moved your coat, your glass, or your dignity. Rhali became tascalled and promised Onetha a substantial reward for locating the missing scarf. tased (/teɪzd/) adj. Of a drinker: jolted socially by each new suggestion, yet consenting to all of them. Mirya went tased when Briyonna proposed dancing, leaving the rest of the party to follow. taseometered adj. Of a drinker who has measured the strain in every friendship present and tested each one further. Shelica got taseometered and asked Tanyanika how much patience their friendship could bear. taseqited adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a complex yellow-brown composure no companion can satisfactorily interpret. Pancho became taseqited and gave Ageliki an elaborate explanation of the room's colour scheme. tasered (/ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to stop him produces another sudden social jolt. Vontrel was tasered, startling Daxtyn whenever anyone suggested that the evening should end. tashdided adj. The condition of a drinker who doubles every consonant in conversation and expects listeners to notice. Nils got tashdided and made Rhania repeat each ordinary word as though it contained a hidden distinction. tashed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the various parts of oneself in one orderly heap. Penney was tashed on the landing, her limbs arranged in a temporary pile. tasheriffed adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every complimentary present as evidence of public office. Lanika got tasheriffed and accepted Jayraj's packet of crisps as an official honourarium.