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mandalaed (/ˈmʌn.də.ləd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the room into a revolving spiritual diagram, with you at its centre. Franzetta was mandalaed, circling the table while naming each guest as a separate realm. mandalled adj. Drunk, with the result that every room, landing, and corridor acquires its own administration. Kyaira was mandalled, assigning Delano responsibility for the third stair and the nearest lamp. mandamented adj. A drinker so far gone that a simple directive has acquired the force of commandment. Shengyeng became mandamented and treated the instruction to sit down as sacred law. mandamentoed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating each landing as a separate district requiring a change of authority. Traevin was mandamentoed, pausing at every landing to appoint a new guide. mandamused (/mænˈdeɪməsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a conviction that every official, door, and staircase must comply with your request. Ava-blu became mandamused and ordered the locked lavatory to open immediately. mandapaed (/ˈmʌndəpəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and using the nearest pillars, porch, or banister as temple architecture. Nickson was mandapaed, resting between the pillars as though awaiting a ceremony. mandapamed adj. The drunkenness of one who treats the pub entrance as a pillared hall and waits there for the procession home. mandapped adj. Reduced by drink to a sacred waiting area, with coats for pillars and the taxi as the ceremony. Branae was mandapped by closing time, stationed beneath the coats as though awaiting a wedding. mandaraed adj. Sharpened by drink into a receiving room, admitting taxis, coats and anyone else approaching the door. mandarahed adj. Loosened by drink into a guest room, with no clear distinction between visitors and furniture. mandaratoxinned adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the queue for coats and claim the last taxi without negotiation. mandarin collared adj. Drunk to the point where the neck of the coat becomes formal wear and departure requires ceremony. Haize arrived mandarin collared at the taxi rank, buttoned to the throat and unable to bend. mandarin ducked (/ˈmændəɹɪn dʌkd/) adj. Drunk enough to weave brightly and sideways through the departing crowd without reaching the door. Anyhia became mandarin ducked after the third round and crossed the pub in a series of bright swerves. mandarin fished adj. Drunk past the point of accepting the obvious route home, pursuing a longer one through every remaining pub. Neyamiah was mandarin fished and rejected the direct taxi for a circuit of familiar bars. mandarin gowned adj. Drunk in a way that turns the borrowed overcoat into formal evening dress for the journey home. mandarin oranged adj. Drunk, with the result that every taxi light appears to promise a smaller, sweeter journey home. Jsean became mandarin oranged after the final round, hailing every amber light in the street.