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manual worked adj. Having drunk enough to make walking a hand-operated task, with balance supplied externally. manualed (/ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əld/) adj. Drunk to the point where every gesture requires consultation with an imaginary handbook. Sheria was manualed on the stairs, checking an invisible procedure before each step. manualetted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small handbook being consulted before every decision. manualiied adj. Drunk and striding through the taxi queue with the solemn, watery confidence of a purple swamphen. Mott arrived manualiied at the taxi rank, making one deliberate circuit of the queue. manualismed adj. Drunk to the point where the hands have taken over negotiations about the next round. Jesusenrique became manualismed and communicated the request for another round entirely by gesture. manualisted adj. Drunk enough to conduct the journey home by hand signals alone. Assim got manualisted outside the pub and directed the taxi with elaborate gestures. manualizationed adj. Drunk past the point of needing a written procedure for putting on a coat. Allinson became manualizationed at last orders and consulted the label before finding a sleeve. manualled adj. Drunk enough to consult obsolete instructions before attempting ordinary speech or stairs. Sinclaire was manualled, pausing on the landing to locate the correct historical procedure. manuaried adj. Drunk beyond the point at which the journey home requires an artificer rather than a passenger. manubriumed (/məˈnjuːbɹiəmd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the upper chest the first surface to meet every doorframe. Cuahtemoc was manubriumed on leaving, leading with the front of his coat into the doorway. manucaptored adj. Drunk, with the result that the person holding the taxi door is also taking bail. Edwidge was manucaptored outside the pub, surrendering her keys before attempting the pavement. manucoded adj. Drunk to a degree that sends you circling the taxi rank in a dark, splendid plumage. manucodiataed adj. Drunk to the extent of appearing ornamental, unsteady and quite unsuited to ordinary transport. Sangria left the club manucodiataed, decorative in the doorway and useless at finding a taxi. manuductioned adj. Drunk on the strength of whoever offers to guide you towards the correct coat and exit. manuductored adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring the chief novice to lead the procession home. manued (/ˈmanʉːd/) adj. Drunk and entering chairs, puddles and stair landings backwards, with considerable splash.