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man-scaped adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a view of the household into a panorama of people needing water. Chartez became man-scaped and surveyed the kitchen occupants from the sofa. man-scapered adj. Drunk on the strength of believing the household's untrimmed edges require attention before bed. man-scapinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and inclined to improve every visible hair before settling on the sofa. Chrisangel became man-scapinged and examined the kitchen mirror for work requiring attention. man-servanted adj. Slowed by drink to attend upon everyone else while neglecting the straightforward business of getting home. man-stealered adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying off the conversation with the quiet efficiency of an old trafficker. Ladora became man-stealered and removed Llion from his friends for a discussion about gravy. man-tigered adj. Sharpened by drink into a striped, restless confidence that mistakes every glance for a challenge. Aidelis became man-tigered and stalked the buffet, selecting only the most conspicuous sandwich. man-to-man defensed adj. Loosened by drink into assigning each companion a personal guard, including those who have gone home. Noelany got man-to-man defensed and followed one guest whenever anyone else approached. man-trapped adj. Drunk beyond recognising that an open doorway may still be a mechanical device. man-whored adj. Of a drinker: confidently offering a questionable bargain to everyone in the room. man-witched adj. Emboldened by drink to cast a spell over an ordinary household problem and await compliance. man-wolfed adj. Slowed by drink to a nocturnal certainty that the moon, rather than the timetable, controls proceedings. Michaelee got man-wolfed and waited for the moon to authorise his taxi home. man-womanned adj. Drunk and confidently combining a stern manner with decisions made entirely on instinct. man-yeared adj. Drunk to the point where a five-minute task acquires the expected duration of a major appointment. mana flooded adj. You are drunk and short of spells, yet somehow surrounded by sources and insisting the sofa is strategic. Kaliber sat beside the water glass, mana flooded, explaining why the cushions constituted a playable hand. mana glutted adj. Of a drinker: rich in glasses and opportunities, but with no useful plan for getting to bed. Marvinia, mana glutted, arranged five untouched water glasses along the coffee table. mana pointed adj. Describing a drinker who treats the glass of water as a magical waypoint through the kitchen.