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middle atmosphered adj. Softened by drink into the thin domestic air between standing upright and lying on the sofa. Xzavian became middle atmosphered, drifting from the kitchen towards the water without quite descending. middle bodied adj. Sharpened by drink into the broad, steady section of a vessel that is no longer moving anywhere. middle browed adj. Drunk to the extent of occupying the cultural ground between lecture and quiz night. Kerven was middle browed, discussing the novel beside the crisps. middle cerebral arteried adj. Loosened by drink into a lateral wanderer, supplying the sofa with thoughts from the furthest corners. Zaon became middle cerebral arteried and sent unrelated observations from the kitchen to the sofa. middle cervical ganglioned adj. Sharpened by drink into locating the smallest, least reliable point at which the neck meets the coat collar. K-ci got middle cervical ganglioned and spent ten minutes adjusting a scarf that was not there. middle child syndromed adj. Sufficiently drunk to suspect the pub is favouring the people on either side of you. Loeda got middle child syndromed and demanded to know why the regulars received better beer mats. middle childed adj. Too drunk to accept the round without asking what the others are getting, or to sit at either end of the settle. middle childhooded adj. Having drunk more than a sensible adult but less than a seasoned pub bore, with a strong interest in games. Medger got middle childhooded and challenged the barmaid to a race with the beer mats. middle classed adj. You have drunk enough to discuss property prices while standing in a pub doorway with a packet of crisps. Greogory got middle classed and began comparing the snug with houses near the station. middle colleged adj. You are drunk and combining pub-school confidence with the earnestness of someone explaining an assignment. Alva got middle colleged and delivered a tutorial on pool angles to the losing side. middle dayed adj. Of a drinker who has reached noon still speaking as though the night has not properly begun. middle distanced adj. Describing a drinker who has placed every conversation between the bar and the far wall. middle dotted adj. A drinker who inserts a small but decisive pause between every word at the bar. middle eared adj. A drinker so far gone that the bar's music arrives only after several private interpretations. Ayyad was middle eared, receiving the jukebox through several private interpretations. middle eighted adj. The state of being drunk and returning to the same chorus after the song, subject, and round have moved on. middle fingered adj. The drunkenness of one who substitutes a single central digit for balanced verbal communication. Haruyoshi became middle fingered when the waiter moved the crisps beyond easy reach.