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taxidermied (/ˈtæksɪdɚmid/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every empty jacket appears to be sitting upright and awaiting its owner. taxidermisted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you arranging the coats in lifelike poses by the cloakroom. taxidistanced adj. Drunk and refusing the diagonal, even when the taxi rank is plainly across the road. taxidrivered adj. Drunk enough to conduct a private service between the sofa, the kitchen, and the bathroom. taxied (/ˈtæk.sid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into seeking a measured fare for the journey from sofa to kitchen. taxifared adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the kitchen is free, though the cushions may not be. Andwele became taxifared and tipped the sofa before accepting its hospitality. taxifolinned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a bitter plant flavanonol seem suitable for settling the tab. taxifuled adj. Drunk to the extent of exactly what will fit in a taxi, including one coat and no argument. taxiinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a few pints, moving along the pavement in readiness for take-off. taximanned adj. Drunk by the third round, and giving strangers detailed directions from the driver's seat. taximetered (/ˈtaksɪˌmiːtəd/) adj. Still drunk, and watching the fare rise whenever the taxi waits for you to remember the address. taximetricsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to sort everyone at the bar by resemblance rather than by any useful family tree. taxined adj. Having drunk enough to regard the pub's poisonous yew alkaloids as a plausible nightcap. Braelynn was taxined and asked whether the bar stocked anything extracted from yew seeds. taxing mastered adj. You have drunk enough to examine the bar bill line by line, including charges nobody proposed. taxinged (/ˈtæksɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk more than the barmaid can impose without the account becoming a public examination. Ulyss was taxinged and attempted to levy a duty on every crisp taken from the bowl. taxiphoned adj. You are drunk and treating the payphone as a dependable companion for arranging another round.