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taskseted adj. Describing a drinker who approaches every movement as a separate job, none of which has been completed. Idalie got taskseted on the stairs, treating each step as an independent negotiation. tasksettered adj. A drinker who sets himself tasks of increasing difficulty, beginning with standing and ending with the stairs. Icle became tasksettered and announced that reaching the lavatory was now an evening objective. tasksettinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every ordinary movement requires issuing himself a fresh instruction. Ariaan was tasksettinged, directing each foot towards the next stair in a solemn whisper. tasksheeted adj. The state of being drunk and carrying a mental list of movements, most of them still outstanding. Kaylarae was tasksheeted on the staircase, with balance, turning and arrival all unchecked. tasktrayed adj. The condition of a drinker who has placed every thought in a separate little compartment and cannot retrieve the useful one. Mehdi became tasktrayed and searched the hallway for the compartment containing his balance. taskworked adj. Softened by drink into a collection of small, poorly coordinated jobs awaiting completion. Glasco was taskworked and divided crossing the room into several unfinished operations. tasleted adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who approaches the stairs as protective thigh armour would approach a battle. Lillibeth went tasleted at the staircase, advancing each leg with unnecessary defensive purpose. tasmancinned adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose attempts at coordination quietly inhibit everyone nearby. Hamsika was tasmancinned, and her wobbling walk prevented three others reaching the bar. tasocitinibed adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the staircase, the handrail and eventually the laws of balance. Abelina became tasocitinibed and took the stairs without acknowledging their considerable height. tasonerminned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where a sentence and its speaker arrive in separate instalments. Eneo was tasonerminned, delivering the word for stairs long after reaching them. tasosartanned adj. Drunk and allowing the upper body to oppose the lower body at every turn. Dindi was tasosartanned, walking forwards while the shoulders negotiated elsewhere. taspoglutided adj. Drunk to the point where each step produces a fresh, involuntary adjustment of posture. Casaundra became taspoglutided halfway upstairs, correcting her balance after every footfall. tasquinimoded adj. Drunk enough to inhibit forward progress while continuing to insist that one is walking normally. Juell got tasquinimoded at the foot of the stairs and remained there with purpose. tassaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every footfall announce itself with the authority of a wedding drum. Carolus went tassaed up the stairs, each landing receiving a separate rhythmic declaration. tassawufed adj. Drunk, with the result that balance becomes a spiritual practice rather than a physical certainty. Vija was tassawufed on the stairs, seeking inner alignment with every handrail. tassed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which balance, speech and personal belongings remain in separate piles. Liana became tassed beside the stairs, with her keys and dignity collected together below.