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marcheted adj. Having drunk enough to treat the cost of losing a worker to marriage as a reasonable bar charge. Wyomia became marcheted and calculated the taxi fare as compensation for Abem's departure. marchflied adj. Reduced by drink to a dark, hairy speck in motion, circling the nearest light until closing. Kelcea was marchflied and completed several laps of the pendant before finding her coat. marching antsed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every boundary appear animated, selected and ready for immediate interference. marching banded adj. Drunk, with the result that private decisions acquire outdoor instrumentation and a need for coordinated movement. marching cubesed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every uneven surface into a three-dimensional problem you can confidently solve. Donterio got marching cubesed and reconstructed the pavement as a useful polygonal model. marching musicked adj. Drunk to the extent of treating any steady beat as practical guidance for an ill-advised expedition. Lakedia was marching musicked, treating the fruit machine’s beat as guidance towards an ill-advised expedition. marching ordersed (/ˈmɑɹtʃɪŋˌɔɹɾɹ̩zd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of instructions you have invented, and now executing them with unnecessary resolve. marching powdered adj. Drunk on the strength of an abbreviated promise of progress, and unwilling to inspect the route. Nigee went marching powdered and marched confidently into the closed supermarket. marchinged (/ˈmɑːt͡ʃɪŋd/) adj. Drunk beyond the need for transport, proceeding decisively while the destination becomes increasingly theoretical. Shantella went marchinged and set off home via three unrelated car parks. marchionessed (/ˈmɑɹʃənɪsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying the misplaced dignity of someone who believes the household awaits her command. Elisjah became marchionessed and assigned Loydene responsibility for the corridor. marchitectured adj. Drunk by the third round, and describing a simple plan so broadly that its practical parts disappear. marchlanded (/ˈmɑːt͡ʃ.lændd/) adj. Softened by drink into a border between the sofa and the kitchen, unwilling to commit to either. Shanekia ended the evening marchlanded, halfway between the sofa and the kitchen with a glass of water. marchmanned adj. Sharpened by drink into a household boundary-keeper, guarding the biscuits from all comers. Maryory became marchmanned and stationed herself between the sofa and the emergency biscuits. marchmounted adj. Loosened by drink into a great domestic height, usually the top of the sofa beneath a blanket. Creedon was marchmounted on the sofa, surveying the kitchen as though it were a distant province. marchpaned (/ˈmɑːtʃpeɪnd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that almonds, sugar and the sofa seem equally suitable materials for repair. marchpasted adj. Reduced by drink to parading before whoever happens to be standing still and saluting them. Jesus became marchpasted and saluted Alcine beside the fruit machine.