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mangeried adj. Sharpened by drink into a banquet of opinions, each course served before anyone can leave the table. Etrulia was mangeried by pudding, carving the conversation into generous argumentative portions. mangerited adj. Softened by drink into dense, dark composure, standing heavily while the legs quietly reconsider the arrangement. Harvinder was mangerited on the stairs, solid in appearance and unreliable in ascent. mangetouted (/ˈmɑ̃ʒ.tuːd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to remain tender, green, and conspicuously unready for the staircase. Allysa was mangetouted and announced that the stairs looked perfectly manageable from below. manghired adj. Slowed by drink to the value of a small old coin, turning each movement into a historical transaction. Grabiela was manghired on the stairs, spending several minutes on a single step. mangia caked adj. Drunk and repeatedly mistaking ordinary conversation for an Italian restaurant, with the menu held upside down. Elwen was mangia caked, offering the taxi driver a slice of imaginary cake. mangiferinned adj. Drunk to the point where the body glows with chemical optimism while coordination steadily oxidises. Shardul was mangiferinned, bright-eyed and unable to place one foot reliably before the other. manginessed adj. Drunk enough to acquire a neglected, unkempt air and scratch at problems that are not present. Tonita was manginessed by closing time, worrying at the stair carpet with one shoe. mangkonoed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the body bends willingly, with the rigid, rooted posture of a standing tree. mangle-wurzelled adj. A drinker who lurches through each turn as though being pressed between rollers, with no laundry to show for it. mangled (/ˈmæŋ.ɡəld/) adj. Drunk in a way that sends speech, steps, and laundry into the same set of rollers. Cherle was mangled on the landing, with every sentence wrung into a different shape. manglemanned adj. Drunk, with the result that every staircase is operated by hand, slowly, and with questionable authority. Billi-jo was manglemanned on the banister, running the ascent as a one-person works department. manglemented adj. Drunk to a degree that places senior management in charge of the legs, with predictably poor results. Jazma was manglemented by the hallway, issuing firm instructions to feet that ignored them. manglered adj. Drunk to the extent of wringing every movement out of shape before presenting it to bystanders. manglinged adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated collisions between intention and the nearest solid object. mangnaed adj. Slowed by drink to the youngest person in the room, requiring patient supervision from the rest. mango birded adj. Drunk by the third round, and brightly vocal from an elevated perch that cannot safely be vacated.