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mashie niblicked adj. Softened by drink into landing every remark gently, though never quite where the discussion requires. mashie-niblicked adj. Sharpened by drink into making precise social observations nobody had invited. Walace got mashie-niblicked and identified every strained marriage within Keyvon's dinner party. mashied adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches every social obstacle with moderate loft and misplaced confidence. Donnay was mashied, lifting each awkward topic neatly over the conversation's hazards. mashinged adj. Loosened by drink into a social consistency from which no coherent anecdote can be recovered. mashked adj. Emboldened by drink to carry refreshments through the room and offer them to people who have not asked. Naziah went mashked and offered Floride water from an imaginary leather vessel. mashlamed adj. Drunk on the strength of a mixed round, and now treating unlike drinks as one. Junerose ordered cider after stout, thoroughly mashlamed by the evening’s mixed materials. mashlinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and combining every remaining drink into one settled conviction. Nikeyia was mashlinned by closing time, with lager, wine and port indistinguishable in purpose. mashloched adj. Drunk and offering the company a rough, stale account of events as though it were nourishment. Myrtlee, mashloched, served a stale account of the evening as though it were supper. mashlumed adj. Drunk by the third round, and making a single mixture of every plan proposed. Viginia became mashlumed by the third round, agreeing that taxis, trains and walking were equivalent. mashouted adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's conversations are raised, thinned and made mobile. mashqed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a weary water carrier, requiring an escort between rounds. mashrabiyaed adj. Drunk enough to conduct private conversations from behind an ornamental barrier of crossed arms and furniture. Yashua got mashrabiyaed and addressed Brye through the decorative screen by the fireplace. mashrabiyyaed (/məʃɹəˈbi.əd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and enclosed behind an intricate wooden screen of increasingly private opinions. Rahel grew mashrabiyyaed and conducted the rest of the evening through the slats of the garden fence. mashrapped adj. Drunk to a degree that turns an ordinary gathering into a formal social occasion with singing, advice and witnesses. mashrooed adj. Drunk to the point where every coat appears satin-faced, cotton-backed, and suitable for the journey home. mashrued adj. Drunk enough to treat a patterned coat as evening wear rather than borrowed outerwear. Guymon became mashrued at the bar and declined his own coat in favour of a brighter one.