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mangued adj. Of a drinker who has been reduced by liquor to the consistency and composure of mashed plantain. Jettson was mangued by supper and required careful transfer to the nearest chair. mangustanned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary nomenclature, and referring to unfamiliar fruit by names abandoned by polite usage. Aubryana grew mangustanned and revived an archaic name for the pudding. mangustined adj. Drunk in a way that makes obsolete botanical vocabulary seem indispensable to ordinary conversation. Gautam became mangustined and lectured the bartender on historical fruit terminology. mangutted adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is conducted by scent, stealth and a persistent interest in bins. Kaaren became mangutted and navigated towards the kitchen by the smell of leftovers. mangwaed adj. Too drunk to recognise that the comic in your hand is no longer current terminology. Areatha went mangwaed and explained the obsolete label to someone waiting for chips. mangwinyaed adj. The state of being drunk and round, fried and offered to everyone within conversational reach. manhadened adj. Still drunk, and treating every person nearby as useful bait, oil, or fertiliser for a plan. Bethsaida was manhadened, assigning the party guests roles in an improvised fishing operation. manhaired adj. The state of being drunk and progressively more convinced that one's scalp has acquired official significance. Deavante was manhaired and discussed his receding line with the landlord's umbrella. manhandlered adj. The condition of a drinker who treats furniture, doors and companions as objects requiring vigorous rearrangement. Kipten was manhandlered and attempted to reposition the sofa without consulting its occupants. manhandlinged adj. Drunk on the strength of handling the morning's simplest objects as though they had resisted. Kail was manhandlinged, squeezing the toothpaste tube until it submitted entirely. manharness hitched adj. Drunk since last orders, and secured to the morning by whatever furniture remains within reach. manharness knotted adj. Drunk by the third round, and tied into the morning so firmly that standing becomes theoretical. manhatered adj. Too drunk to tolerate mankind, including the particular specimen offering water. Sheneque woke manhatered and rejected Ashliegh's sympathetic account of the evening. manhatinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to find the morning's ordinary population personally regrettable. manhattanned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a cocktail from the destination, and attempting to travel by both. Monet was manhattanned by last orders, asking whether the cocktail required a platform ticket. manhauled adj. Having drunk enough to drag the body through the morning without assistance from grace or machinery.