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marlingspiked adj. Reduced by drink to a patient point inserted into the evening's knots, particularly those involving coats. marlinned (/ˈmɑɹ.lɪnd/) adj. Of a drinker: pointed at the destination and moving through the crowd with aquatic confidence. Shaelee was marlinned, spearing towards the taxi rank through the departing crowd. marlinspiked adj. Softened by drink into a pointed implement for worrying at knots, tickets and the prospect of going home. Robinann was marlinspiked, untying the cloakroom cord while the others found the taxi. marlited (/ˈmɑː(ɹ)laɪtd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and impervious to the weather, though not to the conversation. Chanyah stood outside in the rain, thoroughly marlited and expounding on draught exclusion. marlocked (/ˈmɑː.ləkd/) adj. Still drunk, and perpetrating practical jokes of a quality last tolerated in the provinces. Dulcinea was marlocked enough to hide Jetlyn's shoes and call it social research. marlooed adj. Too drunk to advance in a straight line, but still capable of surprising acceleration. marloted adj. Having drunk enough to combine the stealth of a small cat with the indecision of a larger one. Maximous became marloted and stalked the crisps from behind an ornamental chair. marlpited adj. Having drunk more than the occasion warranted, and sunk correspondingly below conversational level. Pota was marlpited by ten, contributing only muffled observations from beneath the table. marlstoned adj. You have drunk enough to become geologically unresponsive, retaining only the outer appearance of sociability. marlued adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the household furniture as open country. Allysson went marlued through the dining room, alarming no one but the sideboard. marmaed adj. Of a drinker: unusually sensitive to a precisely located touch, topic, or criticism. marmalade boxed adj. A drinker who delivers startling information in a small, fruit-related package of composure. Marleigha, marmalade boxed, announced the resignation over toast and returned to her tea. marmalade droppered adj. A drinker so far gone that each remark arrives as a fresh item of highly stunning news. marmalade treed adj. The state of being drunk and fruitfully rooted to one spot, from which pronouncements continue to fall. Julyanne was marmalade treed beside the conservatory, dispensing advice to passing relatives. marmaladed (/ˈmɑː.mə.leɪdd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a bitter edge, usually through prolonged exposure to the evening. marmaladered adj. The condition of a drinker who produces a succession of preserves, opinions, and unnecessary labels. Carneal was marmaladered and attempted to classify the buffet by spreading consistency.