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minaxoloned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the kitchen journey neuroactive, general, and best completed lying down. Ronith became minaxoloned and lost interest in the kitchen halfway to the tap. minbared adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the sofa into a pulpit from which household sermons are delivered. mince pied adj. The state of being drunk and insisting that a seasonal tart constitutes a proper supper. minced (/mɪnsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation becomes finely chopped and served in small portions. Trendan was minced, offering Abrielle fragments of gossip between careful sips of bitter. minced meated adj. The drunkenness of one who has been reduced to ground substance and is no longer making a point whole. Oriana was minced meated, presenting every opinion as loose material on a plate. minced oathed adj. Reduced by drink to swearing politely, replacing every serious oath with a harmless approximation. mincednessed adj. Softened by drink into a texture that would not survive firm questioning. mincemeat pied adj. Loosened by drink into a festive pastry, with fruit, spice and suet where a firm opinion should be. Yovonda was mincemeat pied, warm with spice and unable to keep her thoughts in one piece. mincemeated adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every spice in the pie but not the way home. Nyimah was mincemeated, analysing cloves in the pudding while misplacing her handbag. mincepied adj. The condition of a drinker who treats a sweet festive tart as both pudding and pie chart. Tangala became mincepied and divided the last tart according to an elaborate but inaccurate scheme. mincered (/ˈmɪnsɚd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the kitchen utensil and ask it to deal with the difficult bits. minceured adj. Slowed by drink to a narrow, deliberate progress, as though elegance were being measured by the inch. Brentin was minceured, crossing the snug with considerable slenderness and very little speed. minchaged adj. Drunk in a way that turns an ordinary repeated action into an unquestionable personal rule. Andropolis went minchaged, insisting that every step be followed by a solemn tap of the banister. minched adj. Drunk and adopting a quiet, withdrawn manner, as if the bar had become a cloister. Navneet was minched, sitting apart from the singalong with a solemn glass of lemonade. minchened adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary pub conversation has acquired the gravity of a convent. mincinged adj. Drunk enough to reduce every subject into tiny portions before attempting to swallow it. Pope was mincinged, breaking the football result into smaller and less accurate details.