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molly millered adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, alert fish, darting between conversations without reaching shore. Naydeen went molly millered, zigzagging across the landing with remarkable aquatic purpose. molly moochered adj. Loosened by drink into a soft, irregular shape that has found shelter and intends to remain there. molly-dookered adj. You are drunk and conducting the round with the wrong hand, though nobody has asked you to conduct it. molly-guarded (/ˈmɒli ɡɑːdd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to put a physical barrier between oneself and every hazardous switch or staircase. Travas was molly-guarded, blocking the stairwell with a chair to prevent further decisions. molly-housed adj. Softened by drink into a permanent fixture of the public room, especially near the handrail. molly-mawked adj. The state of being drunk and circling the departing group, unable to commit to a direction home. mollycoddled (/ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əld/) adj. Drunk and requiring the gentlest possible handling, particularly when presented with stairs. Doremus was mollycoddled home, one careful step at a time, beneath the supervision of Keilani. mollycoddlered adj. Having drunk more than the evening can support, you require escorting, reassurance, and a coat fastened for you. mollycoddlinged adj. You have drunk enough to expect the bar staff to arrange your coat, taxi, and emotional welfare. mollydooked adj. Of a drinker: left-handed in the practical business of paying, pouring, and finding the way home. Natlee was mollydooked by last orders and paid the wrong side of the bar. mollydookered adj. Of a drinker who has become left-handed enough to pass the coat and taxi arrangements backwards. mollydukered adj. Describing a drinker who handles every final arrangement with the left hand and none of the expected competence. Izabel was mollydukered by the time the coats were collected and gave hers to a stranger. mollygrubsed adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa has become a nest of private complaints and empty mugs. Arawyn was mollygrubsed on the sofa, surrounded by empty mugs and complaints nobody had requested. mollyguarded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which each step requires inspection and formal approval. mollying-bitched adj. A drinker who has become an unhelpfully conspicuous nuisance during the collection of coats. Porshe was mollying-bitched at closing time, rearranging everyone’s coats by length. mollying-culled adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening’s remaining plans must be quietly removed, one by one. Akadia was mollying-culled before last orders, leaving only the taxi and a glass of water.