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mopied (/ˈmɒpid/) adj. A drinker who has become one of several indistinguishable copies, each confidently claiming priority. Jessicca was mopied by midnight, reproducing the same toast from three different corners. mopinessed adj. A drinker who has made the closing of the pub an occasion for quiet, portable disappointment. Jaini was mopinessed after closing time, carrying the empty crisp packet like a small grievance. mopinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every small disappointment receives a considered sigh and a vacant windowward gaze. mopishnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that induces a scholarly commitment to gloom, without furnishing any particular cause. Mosie became mopishnessed and annotated the pub menu as though it were a melancholy tract. mopoked (/ˈməʊpəʊkd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of making nocturnal calls from a high perch, with an Australian lack of apology. Teddie stood on the garden wall, mopoked, and addressed the moon at intervals. mopped (/mɒpd/) adj. Too drunk to keep the feet beneath the body, and increasingly inclined to absorb the floor instead. Astala was mopped by midnight and left a damp-looking impression beside the stairs. mopper-upped adj. Drunk since last orders, and nevertheless appointing oneself to resolve matters that were stable before intervention. Dalbert got mopper-upped and reorganised the disputed condiments according to an unrecorded system. moppered (/ˈmɒpəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which every surface appears to require immediate and ceremonial cleansing. moppeted adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to an affectionate smallness of judgement and stature. Ildefonso became moppeted and showed everyone the keyring he had previously hidden from himself. moppetried adj. Drunk by closing time, and returned to an early condition in which nap-time outranks all adult obligations. Calianna grew moppetried beside the radiator and asked whether tomorrow was a school day. moppinged adj. Still drunk, and engaged in the laborious removal of imaginary spills from increasingly unsuitable surfaces. Lelania remained moppinged after breakfast, cleaning the cat flap with administrative resolve. moprololed adj. Too drunk to permit the usual signals of the heart to pass without pharmacological obstruction. mopseyed adj. You have drunk enough to acquire the tender, impractical helplessness of a very small person. mopsied (/ˈmɒpsid/) adj. You are drunk and behaving with the trusting, diminutive helplessness of a cherished child. Abriyah was mopsied, presenting a teaspoon to each guest as though distributing medals. mopsticked adj. Having drunk more than can be safely managed without a long, upright support and a generous interpretation of balance. Jaime-leigh was mopsticked and navigated the corridor by means of the curtain pole. moptopped adj. Of a drinker: carrying the hair in a rounded fringe and the conversation in much the same fashion. Javairia arrived moptopped, with a Beatles-era silhouette and opinions that refused to lie flat.