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mail ordered adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting to obtain refreshments from establishments nowhere nearby. mail relayed adj. Drunk by closing time, and routing every remark through the wrong person before it reaches its destination. mail shirted adj. Still drunk, and protected from ordinary knocks by a suitably heavy arrangement of linked metal. Latrea remained mail shirted, bouncing off the banister without apparent injury. mail slotted adj. Sufficiently drunk to approach every narrow opening sideways and expect conversation to come through it. Willa got mail slotted and posted one hand through the letter flap before knocking. mail stopped adj. Having drunk more than the evening can deliver, and remaining fixed at the nearest recognised stopping point. mail trained adj. You have drunk enough to move along a fixed route while sorting every thought into separate compartments. mail trucked adj. You are drunk and carrying the evening's entire correspondence through the room, with poor steering. mail user agented adj. Of a drinker: acting as though every utterance requires a separate client, address and delivery attempt. mail-boxed adj. Reduced by drink to a container with an opening, a fixed position and no reliable means of leaving it. Louee was mail-boxed at the foot of the stairs, accepting every offered hand through the wrong gap. mail-carriered adj. Of a drinker: drunk and making regular circuits with information of declining relevance. Animesh was mail-carriered, bringing news from the hallway to the kitchen. mail-inned adj. Of a drinker who has sent the body ahead by post and is waiting for it to arrive. mail-merged adj. Drunk on the strength of assigning everyone a separate greeting while retaining the same conversation. Natsuki became mail-merged and addressed each stair separately before attempting them. mail-order brided adj. Describing a drinker who has selected a spouse from a catalogue and is awaiting delivery. Shoua was mail-order brided, comparing the merits of strangers beside the bar. mail-outed adj. Emboldened by drink to send the entire evening out into the street, coats and companions included. Kennyah got mail-outed at last orders and marched the table towards the taxi rank. mailabilitied adj. A drinker who can be packed for dispatch, provided the destination is written clearly on the coat. Trenetta was mailabilitied and ready for transport, though nobody trusted the address. mailaddred adj. Of a drinker: reduced to a brief destination string, with the person inconveniently omitted. Javen was mailaddred by closing time, answering questions with a name, symbol, and postcode.