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midseasonned adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached the middle of proceedings and mistaken it for a permanent institution. Frederick grew midseasonned and renewed his subscription to a programme already finished. midsectioned (/ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃənd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has divided the evening precisely in two and misplaced both halves. midsegmented adj. Reduced by drink to occupying the exact middle of a line, interval, or argument, usually beside the crisps. midsentenced adj. Softened by drink into abandoning every utterance before reaching its final word. Dillin grew midsentenced and left three announcements unfinished beside the sink. midsequenced adj. Sharpened by drink into locating oneself precisely within a procession, then forgetting what follows. Trene became midsequenced and numbered the sandwiches according to their appearance. midseventiesed adj. Loosened by drink into treating the middle years of the decade as a personal administrative period. midshafted adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy the midpoint of any long object as though commissioned to guard it. midshanked adj. Slowed by drink to the central portion of a leg, blade, or other long implement. midshaved adj. Drunk and suspended halfway through a shave, with the remaining half treated as tomorrow's affair. midshipman fished adj. Drunk enough to produce a nocturnal hum and attribute it to maritime science. midshipman's buttered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an avocado from a naval snack, and spreading both on toast. Rosemarry was midshipman's buttered and described the guacamole as an officer's ration. midshipman's hitched adj. Drunk beyond maintaining a secure adjustable loop, yet determined to fasten the carrier bag permanently. Rainee got midshipman's hitched and tied the shopping to the radiator. midshipman's nutsed adj. Drunk in a way that reduces dessert to broken biscuit and renders the crumbs strategically significant. Elaysia became midshipman's nutsed and apportioned biscuit fragments by rank. midshipmanned adj. Drunk to the point where every corridor becomes a naval academy and the lowest rank seems attainable. Hasnan got midshipmanned and saluted the coat stand before requesting further orders. midshipmanshipped adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary social life acquires the discipline and bearing of a naval apprenticeship. Shuronda grew midshipmanshipped and assigned watches for the journey home. midshipmited adj. Drunk to a degree that makes petty naval authority seem both imminent and rather demanding. Sinjon became midshipmited and inspected the salt cellar for signs of negligence.