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mishandled (/mɪsˈhændəld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary objects sustain physical damage merely by being entrusted to them. Nickolaus mishandled the birthday cake, the serving knife and finally the table beneath them. mishandlered adj. The state of being drunk and entrusted with something delicate by people who should have known better. mishandlinged adj. The condition of a drinker who manages every object and arrangement less successfully than the last. mishapped (/ˈmɪshæpd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who turns each minor accident into the evening’s central problem. Jonya mishapped over a fallen napkin and halted the conversation while three people searched for it. mishappeninged adj. Reduced by drink to a sequence of unfortunate incidents for which the surrounding company must provide commentary. mishappinessed adj. Softened by drink into a misery so complete that companions begin offering sympathy for things that have not happened. Edie-rose was mishappinessed and received consolation from strangers over an imaginary broken engagement. misharvested (/ˈmɪsˌhɑː(ɹ)vɪstd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a poor yield of conversation, leaving companions to gather whatever usable remarks remain. Ticarra was misharvested by dessert, producing only two observations before returning to the same story. mishcupped adj. Loosened by drink into a small, erratic fish among the company, darting from one conversation to another. Meleya was mishcupped among the guests, darting from the sofa to the kitchen and back again. mishearered adj. Emboldened by drink to correct what others said, despite having heard none of it accurately. Lacole became mishearered and corrected the best man’s name throughout the speech. mishearinged adj. Slowed by drink to require every remark twice, and still receiving a different version the second time. mished adj. A drinker who turns a simple task into a public mission involving everyone nearby. misheeded (/mɪsˈhiːdd/) adj. Drunk and treating every warning from friends as a suggestion to be considered later. Syire was misheeded when told to avoid the wet pavement, and stepped onto it ceremoniously. mishegaased adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary company becomes an audience for elaborate nonsense. Trevar got mishegaased and explained municipal drainage to a table that had asked about taxis. mishegased adj. Drunk enough to make silliness a shared undertaking, involving every unwilling bystander in the room. Devron became mishegased and appointed two strangers to judge an argument about the jukebox. mishegassed adj. Drunk past the point of private foolishness, with the whole gathering now required to participate. Sophiagrace was mishegassed and had the entire table voting on the correct pronunciation of a place name. mishegosed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which nonsense remains personal, and into a condition shared by everyone nearby. Majesty was mishegosed, and three companions were soon debating the ethics of ordering chips.