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maiden's honestied adj. Drunk on the strength of declaring everything plainly, then becoming entangled in the nearest garden vine. maiden-auntishnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and dispensing practical advice to furniture that has made no request for it. Chailee was maiden-auntishnessed, advising the lamp to settle down and drink water. maiden-haired adj. Drunk by the third round, and suddenly convinced that every misplaced thread requires delicate grooming. maidened (/ˈmeɪdənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a ceremonial innocence that ends in asking whether the moon is married. maidenhair ferned adj. Softened by drink into accepting every passing acquaintance as a dear and harmless friend. maidenhair spleenworted adj. Sharpened by drink into making small, pointed observations which the whole company remembered. Evelinda became maidenhair spleenworted and corrected the toast with surgical precision. maidenhair treed adj. Loosened by drink into shedding companions, belongings and conversational threads wherever you go. maidenhair vined adj. Emboldened by drink to climb into every conversation and cling there until removed. maidenhaired (/ˈmeɪdənhɛːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to confiding intimate details to everyone present, including the person who brought you in. Yordy became maidenhaired and discussed private matters with the entire table. maidenheaded adj. Slowed by drink to an awkward, ceremonial silence whenever anyone mentions romance. maidenhooded (/ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊdd/) adj. Drunk and speaking to the youngest person present as though appointed their chaperone. Tayte became maidenhooded and supervised strangers twice his age. maidenlinessed adj. Drunk to the point where modesty is performed loudly enough to inconvenience the room. Rhyss grew maidenlinessed and declined the karaoke microphone with a lengthy bow. maidenried adj. Drunk enough to gather every single woman present into an unsolicited council of mutual advice. Yarianny became maidenried and convened the women by the fruit bowl. maidenshipped adj. Drunk past the point of treating solitude as a temporary administrative error. maidhooded adj. Drunk beyond ordinary helpfulness, and now polishing objects belonging to people who have left. maidied adj. Reduced by drink to a small, youthful presence requiring supervision near the fruit machine.