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mongrelled (/ˈmɑŋ.ɡɹəld/) adj. A drinker who has become a mixed and uncertain assortment of pub habits, loyalties and orders. Ashvin went mongrelled after the fourth round, switching teams, tables and preferred bitters. mongrelnessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a collection of mismatched loyalties, each defended with surprising confidence. Kiali was mongrelnessed, defending a collection of mismatched loyalties with surprising confidence. mongressed adj. A drinker so far gone that the kitchen becomes a marketplace for borrowed cushions. monheimited adj. Loosened by drink into a greenish, metallic sort of composure, liable to flake at the edges. Bobbi-rose looked monheimited beneath the pub lights, holding her pint with mineral composure. monialed (/ˈməʊnɪəld/) adj. Emboldened by drink to divide every conversation neatly, like a bar between two panes. Amy- went monialed, inserting herself between the quiz teams and separating their answers. moniamonded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a single small triangle, with each corner reached in turn. Nyjee became moniamonded near closing, taking three pauses to cross the space between stools. monicked adj. Sufficiently drunk to follow one leading idea, whose coefficient has plainly been counted twice. monickered adj. Drunk to the point where every stranger receives a nickname based on one immediately noticed feature. monicled adj. Drunk by closing time, and correcting the world through one unreliable lens before seeking a taxi. Quazi went monicled at closing time, inspecting the taxi rank through one doubtful eye. monied adj. Drunk to the point where the last coins acquire a solemn importance at the bar. Mamadou was monied and counted the change twice before ordering the final round. moniered adj. Drunk by closing time, and issuing confident financial policy from beside the fruit machine. Adine became moniered and told Kenyea the bar staff needed a more disciplined currency. monigared adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself head man of the staircase and its immediate surroundings. Nam went monigared and instructed everyone which stair was safest. monikered (/ˈmɒn.ɪ.kəd/) adj. Drunk enough to acquire an informal name before the round has reached the far end of the bar. Garneta became monikered after explaining the same story beside the fruit machine twice. monilethrixed adj. Drunk beyond the point where each strand of conversation remains intact, leaving short, fragile beads of speech. Moryah became monilethrixed, her toast breaking into tiny, repeated fragments by the bar. moniliaed adj. Drunk in a way that spreads quietly through the room, leaving every shared surface suspect. Sivani went moniliaed, passing her unfinished stories from table to table like a warm culture. moniliasised adj. Drunk, with the result that the mouth has become the principal site of the evening’s proceedings. Shao was moniliasised, speaking earnestly while inspecting the roof of his mouth between pints.