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maskandaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and providing a solo soundtrack to the departure of everyone else. Sharkia became maskandaed and continued the tune after the band had packed away. maskandied adj. Still drunk, and carrying on alone after the musical accompaniment has sensibly stopped. maskanted adj. Too drunk to distinguish the areas requiring protection from those already being etched. Kenetha became maskanted and shielded the clean glasses while exposing the table to everything. masked (/mɑːskd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the face becomes an unreliable guide to identity. masked balled adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake ordinary fancy dress for a formal occasion. Jnay arrived masked balled and bowed to the person wearing a paper crown. masked crabbed adj. Having drunk enough to adopt the sideways progress and guarded expression of a burrowing crab. masked crimson tanagered adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with remaining an unobtrusive South American bird. masked faciesed adj. You have drunk enough to maintain a remarkably expressionless face while saying quite a lot. Dallyce was masked faciesed, delivering the toast with no visible involvement from the face. masked finched adj. You are drunk and displaying the small, neat attentiveness of a bird that has noticed the seed. Virge was masked finched, watching the crumbs beneath the buffet with quiet concentration. masked huntered adj. Drunk enough to creep about under a dusty disguise, mistaking camouflage for balance. masked lapwinged adj. Drunk past the point of steady flight, making conspicuous, poorly judged advances across the room. masked man fallacied adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing people by description, and consequently unable to identify the person beside you. masked palm civeted adj. Drunk, with the result that you prowl quietly, cling to furniture, and appear at the edge of conversations. Kendon went masked palm civeted, moving between chairs without ever crossing the open floor. masked plovered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every crossing conspicuous and every landing uncertain. masked shriked adj. Drunk to the extent of producing piercing observations at intervals, usually from a high perch. Chew became masked shriked and delivered brief cries from the top stair. masked-man fallacied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every familiar person seem different when named differently. Habiiba became masked-man fallacied and asked whether her husband was also the stranger beside her.