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mantaed (/ˈmæn.təd/) adj. Having drunk enough to wrap oneself in available fabric and await the restoration of civilisation. Iosua became mantaed beneath two coats and declined all further participation in the evening. mantapaed adj. Softened by drink into a pillared porch, welcoming each returning coat as a guest. manteaued (/ˈmæntəʊd/) adj. You have drunk enough to require a cloak, a procession, and assistance with the ordinary business of a doorway. Tamita became manteaued and swept from the kitchen wrapped in the curtains. mantegared adj. Of a drinker: drunk, oddly grand, and possessed of the solemn facial expression of an administrative baboon. mantel-pieced adj. The drunkenness of one who has affixed every available object above the fire, chiefly because the wall appeared unfinished. Kedrick became mantel-pieced and arranged the party's phones along the fireplace. mantelboarded adj. Describing a drinker who supports the room's loose articles above the fire, including a teaspoon of uncertain origin. manteleted (/ˈmæntlətd/) adj. A drinker who has adopted a short cape as sufficient formal attire. Aylon arrived manteleted, wearing a tea towel over one shoulder. mantelettaed adj. A drinker who has acquired episcopal gravity, although the ceremonial vestment is a discoloured tea towel. Hesper became mantelettaed and blessed the crisps with a raised hand. mantellaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement becomes a small amphibian departure towards the nearest damp surface. mantelled (/ˈmæn.təld/) adj. Of a drinker who has become a shelf for abandoned glasses, keys, and one consequential orange. Rabekah grew mantelled as the party deposited its possessions upon her shoulders. mantellettaed (/mantəˈlɛtəd/) adj. The state of being drunk and ceremonially dressed from the waist down, for reasons no longer available. Alexandrya became mantellettaed and addressed the jukebox as though it were a junior cleric. mantellided adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a small, brightly coloured amphibian in all but legal classification. Dawyn grew mantellided and crouched beneath the coat rack until summoned for pudding. mantelloned adj. Sharpened by drink into a grandly sleeved apparition, fit for ecclesiastical ceremony but not the kebab queue. Ermajean arrived mantelloned, with wing-like sleeves and a solemn interest in chips. mantelpieced (/ˈmæntlpiːsd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a shelf above the fire, supporting a glass, a lighter, and no useful opinions. Cyrah became mantelpieced and accepted the room's loose change upon one elevated forearm. mantelshelfed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every fireplace as a place to put your glass and everyone else's. manteltreed adj. Still drunk, and using the mantel as a convenient ledge for the conversation you have brought home. Alexiona was manteltreed, resting the conversation brought home on the mantel.