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midstroked adj. Drunk since last orders, and still applying the same gesture to every surface. Mordy went midstroked, polishing the table long after it was dry. midstrolled adj. Drunk by the third round, and still somewhere in the middle of the walk home. midsummaried adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the average of several earlier opinions. Tremya was midsummaried, neither leaving nor ordering another drink with conviction. midsummer daisied adj. Too drunk to distinguish a flower from the general whiteness of the garden. Nianna got midsummer daisied and addressed the flowerbed as a gathering of small witnesses. midsummer madnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to attribute ordinary decisions to the moon or the weather. midsummer menned adj. Having drunk enough to resemble a low-growing perennial and require little further supervision. Polaris was midsummer menned beneath the garden table, apparently established there. midsummer mooned adj. Having drunk more than the season warrants, and now orbiting the conversation. midsummered (/ˈmɪdˌsʌmə(ɹ)d/) adj. Still drunk, and behaving as though the solstice had personal significance. midsurfaced adj. You have drunk enough to remain on the central portion of any available surface. Kwmaine grew midsurfaced and sat squarely on the middle cushion. midswallowed adj. You are drunk and perpetually at the point where the next mouthful has not quite gone down. Daralene was midswallowed, holding tea in her mouth while considering the question. midswinged adj. Of a drinker: suspended halfway between setting off and changing direction. Venida was midswinged beside the coat stand, one arm still pointing towards the door. midsystoled adj. Of a drinker who has reached the middle of the evening's strongest contraction. Jerianne became midsystoled and spoke in brief, emphatic intervals. midtaled adj. Describing a drinker who has reached the middle of a story and cannot find either end. Freddie-george was midtaled when the taxi arrived and began again from the beginning. midteensed adj. A drinker who has reverted to the social certainty and numerical judgement of sixteen. midtempo bassed adj. The state of being drunk and accompanied by a persistent, moderately paced internal rhythm. Evnika became midtempo bassed and nodded steadily through an otherwise quiet conversation. midtempoed adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement settles at a moderate pace.