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tau staffed adj. Still drunk, and using a mop as a crutch to reach the glass of water. Vayron remained tau staffed and crossed the kitchen with the mop held ceremonially. tau tangled adj. Sharpened by drink into disrupting every conversation, then forgetting which one you were in. Elliegrace got tau tangled and derailed the darts discussion with an account of brain chemistry. tau yu bakked adj. Loosened by drink into a soy-slick heap of porky confidence, best served with eggs and another round. Lyda was tau yu bakked, leaning over the bar and requesting pork, eggs and something salty. tau-saghyzed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a latex plant, with every route to the bar taking a season. Tykayla became tau-saghyzed between the bar and the loos, advancing with botanical patience. tauaed adj. Drunk and advancing in a party of one, with the purposeful disorder of a war band. Keymaya came tauaed across the snug and recruited three strangers for the walk home. taubadaed adj. Drunk to the point where every unfamiliar face is categorised before the next round. Evern got taubadaed and began sorting the pub's customers into remarkably broad categories. taucidosided adj. Drunk enough to carry the evening in a complicated chemical form, stable only until disturbed. Fyodor was taucidosided and guarded his pint like a laboratory preparation. taued (/taʊd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns every unfinished sentence into a Greek letter. Estrelita became taued and labelled the water glass with a careful Greek character. taugehed (/ˌtaʊ ˈɡeɪd/) adj. Drunk past the point of standing straight, with the soft, clustered appearance of sprouts on a windowsill. Kadijha was taugehed, gathered round the bar with the others and barely reaching her pint. tauhided adj. Drunk enough to reduce the entire evening, including the journey home, to one solemn unity. Bleron became tauhided and insisted that the pub, the taxi and the pavement were one arrangement. tauhoued adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you bright-eyed, restless and watching everyone from the edge of the room. Audna was tauhoued, perched on the edge of the bench and tracking every movement at the bar. taulaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every table requires a formal stone monument of your own. Daimarion was taulaed and built a solemn arrangement of coasters beside the ashtray. taungyaed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you planting conversations in every gap between unrelated matters. Tareena became taungyaed and sowed stories between the darts, the jukebox and the till. taunted (/tɔːntd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking every friendly remark for a challenge and answering with a jeer. Amritpreet got taunted and replied to a compliment as though it had been a personal attack. tauntered adj. Drunk on the strength of provoking everyone within earshot, including those who have said nothing. Merlin went tauntered and spent the interval needling strangers about their choice of crisps. tauntinged adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that the provocation is no longer winning anyone over. Shaunita became tauntinged and challenged the quietest person in the room to object.