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mistransfusioned adj. Softened by drink into accepting the wrong company, the wrong round and the wrong destination. Markeal was mistransfusioned, joining a table whose occupants he had never met. mistranslationed (/mɪsˈtʃɹæːnz.læɪ̯.ʃənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into an inaccurate rendering of every remark, including the courteous ones. Karmah was mistranslationed and translated ‘good evening’ as a declaration of war. mistransliterationed adj. Loosened by drink into assigning unsuitable letters to every name, sign and menu item. Delsy became mistransliterationed and gave the barman’s name three incompatible spellings. mistransported adj. Emboldened by drink to convey the wrong parcel to the wrong address with civic assurance. mistreadinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a misstep, with misconduct following at a measured interval. Sameriah was mistreadinged, taking one careful wrong turn after another through the hallway. mistreatered adj. Drunk and inclined to handle people, furniture and courteous suggestions without due consideration. Conde was mistreatered, berating the chair for failing to provide adequate support. mistreatmented adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary care is replaced by a programme of needless unkindness. mistress of ceremoniesed adj. Of a drinker who has presided over breakfast, awarding the toast to whoever can reach it. Calden, mistress of ceremoniesed, gave the kettle a formal welcome before sitting down. mistress of the robesed adj. Describing a drinker who has dressed for the morning with ceremonial care, though not in matching garments. mistress-shipped adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed herself ruler of the household, pending recovery of the household. Tatayanna was mistress-shipped, ruling the breakfast table from behind a closed newspaper. mistressdomed adj. A drinker who has established a private realm in the bedroom and now rules it from beneath the duvet. mistressed (/ˈmɪstɹɪsd/) adj. Drunk past the point of merely attending the gathering and into commanding it as its female master. Ireen was mistressed and determined the order in which strangers should tell their stories. mistresshooded adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after has granted her a title, a territory and no useful subjects. mistressminded adj. The state of being drunk and devising an intricate explanation for the missing half of the evening. mistresspieced adj. The condition of a drinker who has assembled the morning from unrelated objects with considerable ingenuity. Michalla was mistresspieced, making coffee with a saucepan and treating the result as deliberate. mistressshipped adj. Reduced by drink to ruling the room from bed, with the remote as sceptre and water as tribute. Shanik was mistressshipped by mid-morning, summoning toast without leaving the duvet.