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marasmus senilised adj. Having drunk more than the evening can support, and ageing visibly between the bar and the front door. Hershey became marasmus senilised while waiting for the taxi and asked where the century had gone. marasmused (/məˈɹæz.məsd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become markedly diminished by the evening, particularly in the region of useful decisions. January was marasmused by last orders and lost considerable weight of judgement at the kerb. marasquinoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and spelling the cherry liqueur differently each time the bill is presented. Jocelynn was marasquinoed and amended the bar tab during every attempted departure. marathonered (/ˈmæ.ɹæ.θən.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. You are drunk and proceeding towards home with the determined endurance of someone who has mistaken the pavement for a race. Sadae went marathonered after last orders and overtook nobody for forty minutes. marathoninged adj. Of a drinker: still running the evening long after the bar, the conversation, and the available taxis have finished. Ewaen was marathoninged and continued round the block after everyone else had gone home. marathonisted adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken last orders for the starting gun and the journey home for a race. Carolen became marathonisted and warmed up beside the cloakroom before attempting the stairs. marathonitided adj. Describing a drinker who has coiled through several rounds and now regards the bar tab as an ancient shell. Anyieth marathonitided through the rounds, regarding the bar tab as an ancient shell. marathonned (/ˈmæɹəθənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard the walk home as a 42.195-kilometre event requiring pacing and spectators. marattialeaned adj. A drinker who has spread through the room in fronds, favouring damp corners and indirect routes to the door. Aml grew marattialeaned beside the cloakroom and extended one arm towards every departing coat. maraudered (/məˈɹɔːdə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the search for plunder extends to unattended chips, umbrellas, and other people’s coats. Tamekio maraudered after closing and returned from the cloakroom with three unclaimed scarves. maraudinged adj. The state of being drunk and raiding the departing party for snacks, lifts, and whatever coat looks most familiar. Kahmar was maraudinged by last orders and pillaged the crisps reserved for the staff. maravedied (/mæɹəˈveɪdid/) adj. Drunk to the extent of conducting one’s evening in obsolete denominations, chiefly copper and increasingly theoretical. Aarya became maravedied and attempted to settle the bar tab in discontinued Spanish currency. maravirocked adj. Drunk on the strength of a treatment that prevents entry, admitting neither guests nor sensible objections. Tamae grew maravirocked and barred the kitchen doorway against people who lived there. marayed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining straight, winding through the pub like something seeking darker water. Stayce came marayed through the saloon, bending round stools with eel-like patience. marbited adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a small, sweet, desiccated remnant of former substance. marble berried adj. Drunk by closing time, and shining with an improbable, almost metallic confidence. Lynnix arrived marble berried, reflecting the pub lights and accepting compliments from the coat stand.