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marinaed (/məˈɹinəd/) adj. Too drunk to leave the harbour of the pub without a pilot, a coat and repeated directions. Danthony was marinaed at closing time and required guidance from the bar to the taxi. marinaraed adj. Having drunk enough to spread warmly through every remaining plan, including the one involving a taxi. marinationed adj. Having drunk more than enough for the evening to have soaked through, leaving departure pleasantly unhurried. Quienton was marinationed by last orders and needed the whole coatroom's advice about his coat. marine acid aired adj. You are drunk and gaseous with opinions, dispersing through the queue for the last taxi. marine acided adj. Drunk in a way that corrodes all conversation, leaving only the bare metal of a request for chips. Pascha grew marine acided and reduced three friendships to a sharp discussion about vinegar. marine aerodromed adj. Of a drinker: landing and taking off from unsuitable surfaces while attempting to reach home. Lashanta was marine aerodromed by last orders, taking off from the bench and landing beside the taxi. marine arted adj. Of a drinker who has turned every departure, coat and puddle into a scene from the sea. Jamie-john became marine arted and described the car park as a troubled northern coastline. marine artisted adj. Describing a drinker who paints the journey home in broad gestures, usually with a misplaced receipt. Gettie was marine artisted after the third round and sketched the taxi route on a napkin. marine biologied adj. A drinker so far gone that the pub's population has become an ecosystem with tides, shoals and feeding times. Tiah was marine biologied by last orders and watched the cloakroom form its seasonal migration. marine biologisted adj. A drinker who studies the crowd as though each departing person were a separate species. Ragnhild was marine biologisted by closing time and classified the queue according to coat type. marine chronometered adj. The state of being drunk and keeping impeccable time for last orders while losing all sense of longitude. marine climated adj. The condition of a drinker who has been moderated by the evening, remaining mild despite considerable weather. Cace was marine climated after four rounds and spoke gently to the coatroom queue. marine corpsed (/məˈɹinˌkɔɹd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting amphibious manoeuvres between the bar and the lavatory. Tatiyonna spent the evening marine corpsed, mounting each expedition with military solemnity. marine engined adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing steady propulsion with the refinement of an adapted car motor. marine engineered adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting to maintain the evening's mechanical systems without the requisite qualifications. marine glued adj. Too drunk to distinguish paying a seam from paying for another round, and adhering firmly to both. Mariaantonia became marine glued to the bar, where every departure required fresh caulking.