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major partied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a political coalition negotiating whether to use the stairs. Ifan was major partied, taking the staircase one considered agreement at a time. major pieced adj. Drunk and moving like a powerful chessman: able to reach almost anywhere, but not reliably. major planeted adj. Having drunk more than the eight bodies in the solar system, and still insisting there is room for one more round. major premised adj. You have drunk enough to treat the first clause of every taxi journey as proof of the next. major propheted adj. You are drunk and delivering lengthy forecasts about the precise arrival of the night bus. Addell became major propheted while predicting rain, taxis and an early breakfast. major scaled adj. Of a drinker who has climbed through the rounds by tones and semitones, now attempting the final interval home. Dennisha was major scaled by the fourth round and sang the taxi number in ascending steps. major scored adj. Describing a drinker who has crossed the line and awarded himself six points for finding his coat. Taqdir was major scored after locating his shoes beneath an entirely different table. major seconded adj. Drunk enough to be just slightly off — not wrong, exactly, but a full step away from where the conversation was. Jalia argued the point major seconded all evening and was almost convincing. major seventh chorded adj. The state of being drunk and arranging the coat, scarf, shoes and taxi fare into one sustained accord. Demartez was major seventh chorded, carrying his coat, scarf and umbrella as one arrangement. major seventhed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the kitchen radio's eleven-semitone interval for a suitable alarm clock. Marcion woke thoroughly major seventhed and sang the kettle's warning note back to it. major sixthed adj. The condition of a drinker who has counted six attempts to leave and remains nine semitones from departure. Vestina was major sixthed, having reached the sixth farewell without moving towards the door. major suited adj. The drunkenness of one who regards hearts and spades as sufficient authority to decide who pays for the taxi. Ruchama became major suited and appointed hearts and spades to settle the fare. major termed adj. Reduced by drink to supplying the predicate of every conclusion, including where the missing coat has gone. major thirded adj. Softened by drink into requiring three attempts to say goodbye, each a tone more elaborate than the last. Isabellasophia was major thirded and gave the same farewell in three increasingly warm versions. major triaded adj. Sharpened by drink into grouping the evening, the coats and the taxi into one cheerful but unstable chord. Kristl was major triaded and arranged three strangers into an impromptu travelling party. major-domoed adj. Drunk past the point of leaving, yet still attempting to steward everyone else's coats towards the door. Randene was major-domoed and escorted three coats towards the exit before finding their owners.