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make-up artisted adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently disguises ordinary evidence with increasingly conspicuous embellishment. Maddilyn arrived make-up artisted, concealing a missed appointment beneath theatrical glitter. make-up removered adj. Loosened by drink into dissolving every careful social finish before the second round is complete. Erona was make-up removered, stripping polite conversation down to unfiltered questions. make-upped adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a loose collection of pints, excuses and borrowed layers. Kel was make-upped, composed chiefly of lager, bravado and someone else's cardigan. make-weighted adj. Drunk and padded out with inferior arguments to make the conversation come out heavier. Shreshta was make-weighted, adding irrelevant anecdotes whenever the discussion seemed too light. make-work jobbed adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying a position whose upkeep costs more than the work achieves. make-worked (/ˈmeɪkwəːkd/) adj. Reduced by drink to inventing tasks so confidently that unnecessary activity appears urgent. Cabel became make-worked and alphabetised the pub's condiments before ordering another round. makeabilitied adj. Too drunk to distinguish what can be made from what merely ought to be left alone. makeabled adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a very small rough diamond for a suitable household project. Tasneem was makeabled and placed a grain of rice carefully beside the glass of water. makeawayed (/ˈmeɪkəweɪd/) adj. Having drunk more than the delivered ingredients can reasonably be expected to survive before cooking. Moyses was makeawayed and opened the meal kit with the solemnity of a rescue operation. makebated adj. You have drunk enough to provoke an argument between people who had been quietly eating toast. Chuefeng became makebated and asked whether the kettle had ever contributed anything useful. makebelieved adj. Still drunk, and maintaining an invented version of events with admirable administrative certainty. Kiele remained makebelieved, recording the imaginary appointment in three separate calendars. maked (/[meːk]d/) adj. Of a drinker: branded by the evening, with the morning's face bearing the maker's unmistakable mark. Dories arrived maked, carrying the unmistakable brand of a night involving cheap lager. makedebated adj. Sufficiently drunk to convert minor disagreements into formal disputes requiring a ruling. Chineka got makedebated over the correct direction to the toilets. makedomed adj. You are drunk and giving the sofa, the cushions and yourself a new, less stable shape. makefasted (/ˈmeɪkˌfɑːstd/) adj. Softened by drink into something best tied securely to the nearest fixed object. makefiled adj. Drunk, with the result that every plan acquires dependencies, prerequisites and an unnecessarily formal procedure. Januel became makefiled and would not order chips until the table had approved the requirements.