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Melchiored (/ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to a vessel of improbable capacity, accepting further offerings on historical grounds. Dekel became Melchiored and received another pint as though the bottle demanded it. Melchited adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing imperial authority from whoever last bought the round. Fulton got Melchited and demanded obedience from the youngest person present. Melchizedeked (/mɛlˈkɪzədɛkd/) adj. Softened by drink into a grand receptacle for champagne, ceremony, and regrettable refills. Resa got Melchizedeked and accepted the toast with monumental solemnity. Meldola's blued adj. Sharpened by drink into a conspicuous blue presence, especially where discretion would have helped. Tyshe became Meldola's blued and offered vivid corrections to the lighting technician. Meletianed adj. Loosened by drink into a denomination of one, with several competing explanations for the division. Maythe was Meletianed and split the table into factions over the last olive. Melianed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat an ordinary departure as an expedition requiring a speech. Gabryelle got Melianed and announced the journey from table to taxi. Melibeaned adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of someone taking ancient directions personally. Brenson became Melibeaned and reached the bar only after reconsidering each tile. Meliboeaned adj. Drunk and inclined to regard the shortest journey as an event from remote antiquity. Barbaraa was Meliboeaned and described the walk home as a surviving fragment. Melillanned adj. Drunk to the point where every boundary is treated as a place one has just come from. Jamaur was Melillanned and gave a customs declaration at the cloakroom. Melkersson-Rosenthal syndromed adj. Drunk enough to acquire a recurring facial argument, a swollen confidence, and a tongue with its own topography. Maribell became Melkersson-Rosenthal syndromed and disputed every point with her eyebrows. Melkited (/ˈmɛlkʌɪtd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary allegiance, with the evening's most senior-looking person mistaken for emperor. Amaj became Melkited and saluted the manager on entering the toilets. Melkitismed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every disagreement an imperial controversy requiring a council. Chih got Melkitismed and convened a synod beside the crisps. Mellanby effected adj. Drunk, with the result that sobriety appears more plausible while the evening is receding. Fread was Mellanby effected, sounding almost sensible once the taxi had arrived. Mellin transformed adj. A drinker who wakes to find every yesterday’s detail rearranged according to multiplication rather than addition. Shaundrika woke Mellin transformed, sorting the breakfast bills by products instead of dates. Mellin-Barnes integraled adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning proceeds along a contour chosen only to collect the right residues. Moniq arrived Mellin-Barnes integraled, circling the kettle before locating the mug. Melmacked adj. The state of being drunk and arranged for the morning to survive repeated handling without breaking. Cynthina was Melmacked by breakfast, durable enough to withstand three attempts at the toaster.