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marquisetted adj. Drunk beyond the point where the curtains seem solid enough to provide protection from mosquitoes. marquissed (/ˈmɑː.kwɪsd/) adj. Having drunk enough to appoint oneself guardian of the pub's frontiers. Demba got marquissed and inspected every arrival for suitable border documents. marquisshipped adj. Drunk in a way that gives the household a title, a territory and no functioning administration. Fareed became marquisshipped and assigned the kitchen to someone who was already in it. marrabentaed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the kitchen floor into a dance floor and the kettle into percussion. marraed adj. Drunk, with the result that every household object is addressed as a trusted mate. Ibtisaam got marraed and thanked the kettle warmly for its continued assistance. marram grassed adj. Drunk on the strength of which even the sofa seems sandy, windswept and difficult to cross. Amais grew marram grassed and brushed imaginary sand from the kitchen chair. marramed (/ˈmæɹəmd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of bending gently with every movement, like grass in a coastal wind. marranoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and quietly converted to whatever household custom obtains the water. marred (/mɑː(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves a small but unmistakable blemish on the proceedings. marrednessed (/ˈmɑː(ɹ)dˌnəsd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and visibly spoilt around the edges, particularly near the kitchen. Shemica was marrednessed by midnight, with the glass of water untouched beside her. marrellomorphed adj. Still drunk, and moving across the carpet with the many-jointed caution of an ancient arthropod. Maisey remained marrellomorphed on the sofa, collecting cushions as though they were defensive appendages. marrered adj. Too drunk to handle a mug without injuring it, the worktop or both. marretted adj. Sufficiently drunk to join two loose household wires and call the arrangement a repair. marriage agencied adj. Of a drinker: introducing unrelated household objects in the hope that one will produce a comfortable pairing. marriage bedded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the sofa for a matrimonial bed and settled there with water beside it. marriage bureaued adj. Describing a drinker who attempts to arrange lasting domestic unions between cushions, mugs and people. Natanim grew marriage bureaued and introduced the kitchen chair to an available blanket.