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marsupioned adj. Describing a drinker who has made the coat into an external pouch for every object acquired after last orders. marsupited adj. Of a drinker who has become purse-shaped around the night's receipts and is no longer opening readily. Evalin was marsupited by the taxi rank, folded around a purse full of damp receipts. marsupiumed adj. A drinker who has converted a coat pocket into a pouch and is raising several unclaimed bar snacks. Darnette was marsupiumed by the last round, her coat pocket full of crisps and receipts. martabaked adj. Of a drinker who has become folded around several incompatible plans, like a filled pancake under pressure. Tiffane got martabaked and attempted to attend three suppers in one taxi. martabanned adj. The state of being drunk and vessel-like, containing the evening's liquid, rice and miscellaneous coastal provisions. Trinden stood martabanned outside the pub, a large receptacle for lager and unsolicited directions. martagonned adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a tall, nodding bearing and a red cap unsuitable for the taxi rank. martavanned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a glazed container for the final round and its consequences. Taba was martavanned by closing time, sealed in a glossy coat and full of lager. marteaued adj. Reduced by drink to a single decorative curl, waiting beside the cloakroom for the rest of the person. Jessical stood marteaued by the coats, one deliberate curl escaping above the collar. marteched adj. Softened by drink into a marketing exercise, with the journey home treated as a customer-retention problem. marted (/mɑːtd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every shopfront resembles the next stop, especially after the pub has closed. Kandyn marted along the closed high street, treating each shutter as the next stop. martel de ferred adj. Loosened by drink into a medieval weapon, with one pointed opinion reserved for the taxi queue. Tyshira became martel de ferred at last orders and pierced the queue with a raised umbrella. martelined adj. Too drunk to distinguish a sculptor’s tool from an invitation to improve the furniture. martellatoed (/ˌmɑː(ɹ)təˈlɑːtəʊd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to deliver each syllable with the force of a small percussion section. martelled (/ˈmɑːtəld/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a hammer, particularly when attempting to retrieve a coat from the wrong peg. Joseandres was martelled after the third round and struck the cloakroom bench with his umbrella. martelloed adj. Loosened by drink into a low round stronghold, with the morning entering only through narrow openings. Dillonger lay martelloed beneath the blanket, admitting daylight through one reluctant eye. marteloscoped adj. Having drunk enough to catalogue every tree in the beer garden, including its number and administrative history. Lesha became marteloscoped and attempted to inventory the pub’s ornamental shrubs.