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mini-roundabouted adj. Drunk since last orders, and negotiating the pub by making small circles around every obstacle. Rickey was mini-roundabouted, steering round the umbrella stand with solemn care. mini-shinkansened adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying on beyond the fast part of the evening by a slower, adapted route. Ticey went mini-shinkansened, continuing towards home after the brisk part of the night had ended. mini-skirted adj. Drunk on the strength of which ordinary limits become conspicuously shorter than intended. mini-stroked adj. Drunk by closing time, and briefly convinced that the right side of the pub belongs to someone else. Nikcole became mini-stroked and offered the same farewell twice, each time to a different coat. mini-trenched adj. Still drunk, and moving through the pavement as though laying a very narrow cable beneath it. miniabortioned adj. Too drunk to complete an evening's plans, leaving only a small, hastily abandoned version behind. Chriss went miniabortioned and cancelled the curry before reaching the chip shop. miniacked (/ˈmɪniˌækd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to collect tiny replicas of pub furniture and arrange them as though furnishing a dolls' house. Jermanii became miniacked and pocketed a miniature plastic pint from the fruit machine. miniagencied adj. Having drunk enough to operate a small agency from the corner table, matching strangers with unsuitable errands. Romunda went miniagencied and began placing spare stools with customers who had not requested them. minialbumed adj. Slowed by drink to release only a few carefully chosen remarks, like tracks on a short record. Cornel became minialbumed and delivered four opinions before retiring to the armchair. miniantibodied adj. Drunk and producing a small, highly specific defence against every suggestion of another round. Marceen grew miniantibodied and resisted the sensible proposal of going home. miniarrayed adj. Drunk to the point where the remaining thoughts form a small, orderly arrangement around the crisps. miniationed adj. Drunk enough to tint every solemn pronouncement vermilion, before requesting toast. miniatored adj. Drunk past the point of painting anything but the town, chiefly in shades of vermilion. Maybelline became miniatored and gave the evening a vigorous red flourish at the bar. miniatosided adj. Drunk beyond any useful pharmacological distinction, and now discussing the crisps as though they were medicine. miniature donkeyed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a small, stubborn, Mediterranean refusal to move. miniature golfed adj. Drunk to the extent of navigating the room by novelty obstacles, with the dignity of a putter. Alverto was miniature golfed, ricocheting gently from stool to plant before finding the door.