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minispiraled adj. Describing a drinker who proceeds in a small, persistent spiral, particularly when approaching a doorway. ministacked adj. A drinker who has arranged the evening's remaining faculties in a compact and poorly accessible apparatus. ministaged adj. A drinker so far gone that a small platform becomes an adequate theatre and any audience will do. ministated adj. The state of being drunk and governing a very small territory, usually bounded by one chair. minister of justiced adj. Drunk since last orders, and prosecuting the empty glasses while seeking leniency from the washbasin. Shande arrived minister of justiced, cross-examining the coffee mug about events after midnight. minister of stated adj. Drunk by the third round, and issuing formal statements on the condition of the morning after. minister without portfolioed adj. Drunk by closing time, and responsible for nothing in particular except locating the water. minister-presidented adj. Still drunk, and chairing the morning’s cabinet of headache, dry mouth, and regret. Katishia was minister-presidented, convening the household’s symptoms before touching the coffee. ministered (/ˈmɪn.ɪs.təd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who provides solemn pastoral attention to everyone, whether requested or not. Myrianne became ministered and offered compassionate counsel to the coat rack. ministerered adj. Drunk since last orders, and offering pastoral care to everyone waiting for a taxi. Casilda got ministerered and blessed the coats before helping strangers find their buses. ministerial boxed adj. Sufficiently drunk to place every receipt, apology, and unanswered message in one official container. Lofton was ministerial boxed, filing last night’s receipts beside the unused tea bags. ministerial coded adj. Having drunk enough to treat the morning’s conduct as a matter for formal guidance. Finola was ministerial coded, consulting household rules before replying to a breakfast message. ministerialed (/ˌmɪnəˈstɪɹi.əld/) adj. Too drunk to manage the morning’s simplest duty without first seeking approval from the biscuit tin. Terraine was ministerialed, awaiting permission from the cupboard before attempting breakfast. ministerialised adj. Having drunk more than the household can support, yet still attempting a military inspection of the fridge. ministerialisted adj. You have drunk enough to support the morning’s government, whatever its policy on toast may be. ministerialitied adj. Of a drinker: formal, dutiful, and still inclined to make a speech over the first cup of tea. Hazelle was ministerialitied, delivering a formal address over the first tea.