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maladroitnessed (/maləˈdɹɔɪtnəsd/) adj. Describing a drinker who handles every coat, door and taxi as though encountering it for the first time. maladventured adj. A drinker who has made the journey home a small, avoidable expedition. malaed (/ˈmɑː.lɑːd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of addressing each small mouthpart as though it required separate attention. malafided adj. Drunk past the point of acting in good faith, including towards the claim that dinner has already been eaten. malaganned adj. The condition of a drinker who turns leaving the pub into a large, intricate ceremony involving every coat present. Eriella was malaganned at last orders, conducting a formal farewell with each person by the coat rack. malagmaed adj. Softened by drink into something that settles wherever it is placed, usually beside the last unclaimed coat. malaguenaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a brisk, repetitive farewell that continues well beyond last orders. malagueta chilied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a late taxi, with each coat requiring individual consideration. Markesha was malagueta chilied at last orders and took four minutes to identify her own scarf. malagueta peppered adj. Drunk and scattering urgent little instructions among the coats, taxis and people waiting outside. malaguetaed (/maləˈɡɛtəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose journey home proceeds by unexpected routes and generous detours. malai koftaed adj. Drunk enough to become soft, round and unexpectedly committed to finding something substantial before travelling home. Wetzel got malai koftaed and insisted the taxi rank could wait until everyone had eaten. malaied (/məˈlaɪd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the evening has separated into a rich upper layer and everything underneath. malaised (/məˈleɪzd/) adj. Drunk past the point of enjoying the last round, but not yet past the point of requesting one. malakoplakiaed (/ˌmæl.ək.oʊˈplæk.i.əd/) adj. Drunk in a way that produces soft, localised swellings wherever the journey home encounters furniture. malalignmented adj. Drunk, with the result that the coat, the taxi and the intended direction home never properly line up. Hissan was malalignmented at last orders, wearing his coat backwards and facing the wrong taxi. malamboed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the walk home an old-fashioned dance performed between puddles and parked cars.