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Mississippi windchimed adj. A drinker so far gone that every creak of the house receives a respectful pause. Lamija was Mississippi windchimed on the sofa, answering the radiator with a nod. Mississippianed (/ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɪ.pi.ənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every minor decision as a matter for a full regional settlement. Kaylin was Mississippianed and drew a detailed boundary around the safest bar stool. Mississippied (/ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɪ.pid/) adj. You are drunk and counting the seconds between kitchen tasks aloud. Jjesus got Mississippied while carrying water from the sink to the sofa. Missoulianed adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the sofa an outpost and the kitchen a distant settlement. Emelia-rose was Missoulianed, communicating with the kitchen only by raised eyebrows. Missouranned (/məˈzɝənd/) adj. Of a drinker: inclined, after several rounds, to claim the entire bar as home ground. Iannis became Missouranned and began introducing the regulars as though they were family. Missouri Fox Trottered adj. The drunkenness of one who advances across the room in a four-beat shuffle, preserving the water at all costs. Apolinar went Missouri Fox Trottered from the sofa, carrying water with remarkable lateral movement. Missouri Suckered adj. Reduced by drink to drawing the last sip of water from the glass with undue concentration. Muneerah was Missouri Suckered over the water glass, extracting a final sip from nothing. Missouri canaried adj. Softened by drink into a domestic hybrid, half sofa ornament and half kitchen assistant. Haroutyun was Missouri canaried, bringing a tea towel to the sofa instead of water. Missouri curranted adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, tart presence with firm opinions about the fruit bowl. Satbir was Missouri curranted, objecting to the arrangement of currants beside the sink. Missouri evening primrosed adj. Loosened by drink into a late-opening flower of the sofa, requiring water and very little conversation. Berthold was Missouri evening primrosed on the sofa, opening only for a glass of water. Missouri gooseberried adj. Too drunk to stand among sharp words and still come away without a scratch. Demontrell was Missouri gooseberried, bristling at the barmaid over nothing. Missouri gourded adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a hollow vessel into which the whole pub's noise may be poured. Felisa sat Missouri gourded beneath the dartboard, receiving conversation without reply. Missouri graped adj. Having drunk enough to climb through every conversation in the room, taking the long way round. Monica was Missouri graped, winding from the bar to the snug without finishing a sentence. Missouri muled adj. Having drunk more than good sense permits, yet retaining the stamina to refuse every suggestion. Ahsha was Missouri muled and would not leave until the landlord personally asked twice. Missouri primrosed adj. You have drunk enough to flower at closing time, brightly and without practical purpose. Myzel was Missouri primrosed by eleven, blooming beside the optics and offering everyone advice. Missouri toothpicked adj. You are drunk and carrying yourself as though a small argument requires a Bowie knife. Eliza-marie went Missouri toothpicked over the choice of crisps and had to be given a chair.