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man versus timed adj. Describing a drinker who regards remaining upright as the protagonist's final difficulty. Kathline went man versus timed and treated the closing bell as a personal antagonist. man whored adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing paid company from anyone willing to discuss the night before. man with no named adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you quiet, unrecognisable and faintly heroic by breakfast. Merveille was man with no named by dawn, answering questions with a distant stare. man with the axed adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast is divided between two equal red diamonds. Akura was man with the axed, sorting toast into four suits before anyone spoke. man'oushed adj. Drunk on the strength of flatbread, thyme, and the conviction that supper remains a serious institution. man'oushehed adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to discussing toppings with the gravity of statecraft. Billie-anne became man'oushehed and negotiated over cheese as though borders were involved. man's best friended adj. Drunk to a degree that the dog receives the apologies owed to everyone else. Posy was man's best friended, confiding in the terrier about the previous evening. man's manned adj. Drunk to the extent of seeking male approval from every man encountered before noon. Rashone was man's manned, praising the milkman's handshake over a glass of water. man's motherworted adj. Drunk on the strength of a botanical remedy, and regretting its castor-oil consequences by breakfast. Yechiel was man's motherworted, pale beside the sink and suspicious of anything medicinal. man's roomed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the nearest public lavatory for a private male refuge and defend it accordingly. man-about-towned adj. Of a drinker: unable to remain upright without visiting several fashionable places on the way down. Barkot was man-about-towned, turning the hallway into an unexpectedly demanding social circuit. man-armed adj. Drunk by the third round, and using one impressively strong arm to negotiate breakfast. Kayleb found Altonia man-armed, carrying the kettle one-handed despite the tremor. man-at-armsed (/ˌmæn‿ət‿ˈɑː(ɹ)mzd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing guard over the fridge in obsolete armoury. Semico was man-at-armsed, guarding the fridge in obsolete armoury while the household negotiated access. man-bagged adj. Too drunk to remember which small compartment contains the essential item being sought. man-birded adj. Having drunk enough to regard the first flight overhead as a personal professional obligation. Camry was man-birded, saluting the gulls from the pavement before breakfast. man-boobed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired conspicuous softness at the front and reduced precision everywhere else. Amauri was man-boobed, missing the chair by several inches while arriving chest-first.