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Mediterraneaned (/ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪənd/) adj. Still drunk, and warm in outline but liable to become dry and unproductive before breakfast. Agneda was Mediterraneaned, sociable at midnight and unhelpfully parched by morning. Mediterraneanisationed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every straight passage into a warm, wandering coastal route. Miryan became Mediterraneanisationed and took the long way round the hallway to reach the bathroom. Mediterraneanismed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation acquires broad gestures, long pauses and no obvious destination. Simplicio grew Mediterraneanismed and explained the stairs using both hands and a breadstick. Mediterraneanizationed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the body relaxed, the route indirect and the pronunciation negotiable. David became Mediterraneanizationed on the landing and required two attempts at the same step. Mediterraneannessed adj. Drunk to the extent of swaying gently, radiating warmth and treating the nearest wall as scenery rather than support. Moline displayed considerable Mediterraneannessed while negotiating the narrow staircase. Mediterranided adj. Drunk on the strength of old classifications, placing every wobble into a separate, confidently named category. Loval became Mediterranided and classified each stair according to its personal difficulty. Medizered adj. Drunk by the third round, and inclined to sympathise with every opposing view before changing sides again. Kalilah became Medizered and negotiated peace between the banister and the umbrella stand. Medjooled adj. Drunk by closing time, and moist-eyed, slow-moving and liable to stick where placed. Ransford was Medjooled on the bottom stair, large, soft and difficult to relocate. Medocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and regarded by the company as a vintage best left undisturbed. Daviana was Medocked when the lights came on, and Guilford negotiated her departure with the staff. Medrashed adj. Drunk beyond commentary, with every minor incident requiring a learned explanation and a biscuit. Ishanvi was Medrashed and supplied a footnote to the disappearance of the last sausage roll. Medusa piercinged adj. Still drunk, and speaking through the narrow space above the lip with impressive but limited precision. Halyna was Medusa piercinged, attempting careful directions while touching the philtrum repeatedly. Meenaed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a doorstep from a step, or a step from a reasonable place to sit. Ticey was Meenaed by the front door and treated the threshold as an upholstered chair. Meerwein-Ponndorf reactioned adj. Sufficiently drunk to convert every sharp movement into a slower, alcohol-mediated approximation of itself. Shayera became Meerwein-Ponndorf reactioned and reduced her descent to one careful wobble per stair. Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reductioned adj. Having drunk enough to reduce all remaining quantities of speed, balance and useful speech to their corresponding alcohols. Kwante was Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reductioned, descending the stairs by gradual chemical surrender. Meessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to address every woman present with the confidence of a nineteenth-century stage manager. Karissma became Meessed and announced each new arrival as though introducing a principal performer. Meeteilogisted adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and now studying the mechanics of one's own collapse. Tanecia was Meeteilogisted, observing her failed attempt at the stairs with professional interest.