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manked (/mæŋkd/) adj. A drinker who has become disgusting in a manner the rest of the table must politely ignore. Paty was thoroughly manked by midnight, leaving the others to discuss the smell as a plumbing matter. mankettied adj. A drinker so far gone that the room begins accommodating him like a large, patient tree. Yola became mankettied in the beer garden, while friends arranged coats around her roots. mankillered adj. The state of being drunk and making every companion feel personally responsible for preventing a regrettable encounter. mankinded (/mænˈkaɪndd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed the entire room to represent humanity and addressed it accordingly. mankindnessed adj. Reduced by drink to a broadly human condition in which every stranger is treated as a close relation. mankinessed adj. Softened by drink into a state of general unpleasantness that companions endure with lowered expectations. Delaynee grew mankinessed beside the sink, while Kacey-mae quietly removed the clean glasses. mankinied adj. Sharpened by drink into a precarious display of masculine swimwear and misplaced confidence. Chaimae became mankinied at the pool party, alarming the lifeguard and impressing nobody near the towels. mankinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has shrunk socially, leaving others to speak on his behalf. Bayleigh-rae was mankinned by the final round, a small figure behind a large and persuasive silence. mankoushehed adj. You have drunk enough to elevate a seasoned flatbread into a matter of national consequence, briefly. mankurted adj. Loosened by drink into an uncertain account of your own origins, repeated to increasingly patient companions. manky mallarded adj. Emboldened by drink to present an uneven, improvised appearance as though the whole room had requested it. Manasi arrived manky mallarded, wearing mismatched layers and accepting compliments from nobody in particular. manlessnessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point at which the absence of a man becomes a practical obstacle to every plan. manleted adj. Drunk and compactly self-important, requiring the taller people present to adjust their expectations. manlifted adj. You have drunk enough to require handles, steps, and a steady vertical conveyor. Runar was manlifted and used the banister as though it had been installed for him. manliheaded adj. You are drunk and making a modest display of traditional self-possession. Faithful was manliheaded, and declined assistance with the overturned chair. manlihooded adj. Of a drinker: maintaining a serious expression while making distinctly less serious decisions. Rakin was manlihooded when he appointed himself keeper of the spare change.