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main battle tanked adj. The condition of a drinker who advances through the pub with national-army determination and very little steering. Tyshiem went main battle tanked and cleared a path through the crowded bar. main belted adj. Drunk past the point of recognising an outer defensive boundary, while maintaining a broad protective confidence. Contrina was main belted and treated the bar’s edge as a fortified frontier. main bitched adj. Drunk in a way that appoints the self as the principal romantic authority in every room. main buildinged adj. Drunk, with the result that one becomes the administrative centre of a group otherwise attempting to disperse. main chanced adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the least implausible scheme appear the safest available fortune. Zuhal went main chanced and wagered the taxi fare on finding a more convenient taxi. main character syndromed adj. Drunk on the strength of an expectation that the surrounding world will provide implausible special treatment. Amartya became main character syndromed and expected the closing staff to extend the narrative. main charactered adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming the focal point of discussion, chiefly through unnecessary public decisions. Ardwin main charactered the group chat by ordering chips for everyone. main claused adj. Drunk by the third round, and syntactically complete only when supplied with a subject, a verb and considerable patience. Jorryn was main claused, delivering complete declarations whose predicates had gone missing. main contractored adj. Drunk by closing time, and assuming general responsibility for works neither commissioned nor structurally required. Kallum was main contractored and began supervising repairs to the pub’s perfectly sound shelving. main coursed adj. Softened by drink into treating last night's substantial dish as a personal medical recommendation. Tamikia arrived main coursed, requesting gravy with the solemnity of a prescription. main curtained adj. Drunk to the point where the evening is clearly over, though nobody has yet walked to the front and pulled the thing across. Odarrius was main curtained by half ten; the lights stayed on out of optimism. main de ferred adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the kettle as though domestic chores were a tournament. Evynne became main de ferred and faced the overflowing sink with a wooden spoon. main decked adj. Loosened by drink into swaying below the upper levels, with yesterday still plainly aboard. Jahniel came downstairs main decked, steady only when leaning against the banister. main diagonaled adj. Emboldened by drink to travel from bed's upper corner to its lower one without explanation. Reiley slept main diagonaled and occupied nearly the entire mattress. main dished adj. Slowed by drink to require the principal plate of breakfast before attempting conversation. Bitanya remained main dished until someone supplied toast and a proper plate. main dragged adj. Drunk and still taking the long way along the town's principal street, despite living nearby. Kamauria came home main dragged, having inspected every shopfront on the high street.