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maltopyranosided adj. Drunk and moving in a careful ring, as though every stair must be approached from the side. maltorsioned adj. Drunk to the point where the body has rotated one way and the feet remain committed to another. Hiren was maltorsioned halfway up, with his shoulders facing the hall and his shoes facing downstairs. maltosaccharided adj. Drunk enough to derive a complete evening's stumble from one apparently harmless first step. maltosed (/ˈmɔːltəʊzd/) adj. Drunk past the point of turning one simple instruction into two, then losing both before the stairs. Herminio was maltosed and asked whether the stairs went up before climbing down them. maltosided adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the body can remain a specialised instrument for standing. maltosyled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body with one clear direction and no reliable means of following it. Susanne was maltosyled and proceeded towards the stairs in a beautifully straight diagonal. maltosyltransferased adj. Drunk, with the result that each movement transfers its error directly into the next one. maltotered adj. A drinker who collects every round's debts, including those incurred by people who have left. maltotetraosed adj. A drinker so far gone that four separate rounds have become one continuous carbohydrate. maltotetraosyled adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to four small units, each insisting it is the whole evening. Daiel was maltotetraosyled, dividing the journey home into four equally uncertain stages. maltotriased adj. The condition of a drinker who breaks down every fresh round before it reaches the table. maltotriosed adj. The drunkenness of one who remains in three connected rounds, none of which can be left separately. Jagjeet was maltotriosed, with the first round, last orders and taxi fare joined together. maltotriosided adj. Reduced by drink to a derivative of the third round, useful chiefly for prolonging the evening. maltotriosyled adj. Softened by drink into three detachable parts, each requiring its own coat and escort home. Ainhara was maltotriosyled, leaving the pub in three directions at once. maltrackinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose route home diverges at every junction. maltreatered adj. Loosened by drink into someone who handles every coat, door and final round with regrettable force. Jalliyah was maltreatered and removed her coat from the peg with both hands and considerable noise.