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manterruptioned adj. Too drunk to let any woman finish a sentence before supplying a louder, less useful version. Seresa manterruptioned her companion before the sentence had reached its verb. manthered adj. Sufficiently drunk to pursue younger company with the confidence of someone who has forgotten the age gap. Nytrell was manthered by midnight and monopolised the youngest table near the jukebox. manthinged adj. Having drunk enough to regard the nearest person as a humanoid creature requiring observation. Amiel became manthinged and asked Aaronmichael whether the creature intended to remain by the bar. manticismed (/ˈmæntɪsɪzmd/) adj. You are drunk and practising divination upon the party's least informative objects. Hollie-ann became manticismed and read Edem's future in the condensation on a glass. manticked (/ˈmæntɪkd/) adj. You have drunk enough to predict everyone's evening, including departures they have not considered. Jilliyn got manticked and announced that Zahidah would leave after one precisely theoretical final drink. manticoraed adj. Of a drinker: surrounded by friends who have learnt to approach from the front and keep their distance. manticored (/ˈmæntɪˌkɔɹd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a terrifying voice, a dangerous reach, and no further invitations. Angelita became manticored and sent Kendriel behind the buffet whenever she began another story. mantided adj. Describing a drinker who holds both hands poised while waiting for someone else's crisps to move. Rheyanna grew mantided and guarded the bowl until Lancer negotiated a serving. mantidflied adj. A drinker who combines the fixed stare of an insect hunter with the social mobility of an unwanted guest. Kimwana went mantidflied, watching every canapé while Dontate circulated to apologise. mantied adj. Having drunk more than the company could accommodate, and treating every small parcel as a dumpling. mantienneited adj. A drinker so far gone that the conversation has become mineral, yellow-brown, and difficult to remove. Niyona became mantienneited, leaving Sheereen to explain the gathering's chemistry to concerned relatives. mantillaed (/manˈtɪləd/) adj. The state of being drunk and veiled in lace, whether or not the evening includes a wedding. mantinadaed adj. The condition of a drinker who answers every complaint with an improvised rhyming couplet. Zorina turned mantinadaed and rhymed each of Kurk's objections with the name of a cheese. mantiqued adj. The drunkenness of one who appraises men's possessions as though the room were a specialist auction. mantis crabbed adj. Softened by drink into a crustacean temperament, snapping at company while remaining oddly pleasant. Ancika grew mantis crabbed and defended the bowl of peanuts from Avyonna with ceremonial gestures. mantis shrimped adj. Sharpened by drink into brief, powerful opinions which strike the conversation before retreating.