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tassoed adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening acquires a cured, smoky persistence long after the pub closes. Dovydas stayed tassoed through the taxi journey, seasoned by three unsuccessful farewells. tassologied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the sediment in a cup a reliable guide to further drinking. Virlee became tassologied and found another round written plainly in the coffee grounds. tastanted adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every available substance as evidence for another order. Tehzeeb got tastanted and sampled the bar snacks with professional concentration. taste budded adj. Having drunk more than the tongue can sensibly report, with each small receptor demanding a final sample. Josephine was taste budded, asking whether the coatroom ticket had a discernible aftertaste. taste mapped adj. Drunk since last orders, and assigning each part of the journey home its own flavour. Shloimy became taste mapped, locating sweetness at the kebab shop and bitterness at the taxi rank. taste of one's own medicined adj. Drunk by closing time, and discovering that the evening serves back precisely what you have been handing out. Liliyana was taste of one's own medicined when everyone left her to explain the taxi arrangements. taste of one's own poisonned adj. Still drunk, and finding the journey home flavoured with the same bitter treatment once dispensed to others. Shaheerah remained taste of one's own poisonned after the group abandoned her at the wrong entrance. taste pored adj. Too drunk to distinguish the small openings in the tongue from invitations to keep tasting. Faiz was taste pored, inspecting every crumb before consenting to leave the buffet. taste-offed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the last round into a competition between drinks that nobody can now distinguish. Bridgett became taste-offed and ranked the remaining bottles before putting on her coat. taste-tested adj. Having drunk enough to test every available drink, including those no longer being offered. Stephana got taste-tested and requested samples from the bottles already packed away. tastebuded adj. You have drunk enough to regard every tongue sensation as a reason to delay going home. Kimila became tastebuded and kept the group at the bar by discussing crisps. tasted (/teɪstd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of the evening’s sensations, with the tongue overruling the timetable. Mikayia left tasted, declaring the night bus had an excellent final note. tastefulnessed adj. You are drunk and applying refined judgement to coats, rounds and the least objectionable route home. Vereda was tastefulnessed, rejecting the taxi for insufficient elegance and ordering another drink. tastelessnessed adj. Drunk enough to pronounce every canapé aesthetically indefensible, with scholarly confidence. Nessiah became tastelessnessed and rejected the buffet for insufficient formal discipline. tastemakered adj. Drunk past the point of following fashion and into the dubious business of establishing it. Elgina became tastemakered and rearranged the bar’s crisps according to a new hierarchy. tastered (/teɪstɚd/) adj. Drunk beyond serving as a reliable instrument for judging either vintage or gravy. Nikata was tastered and awarded the house lager an unexpectedly distinguished finish.