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mastiffed (/ˈmæstɪfd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that a broad chest constitutes an official security role. Ilaahi became mastiffed and stationed himself beside the toilets to protect them from visitors. mastigonemed (/ˌmæstɪˈɡəʊniːmd/) adj. Still drunk, and trailing conversational filaments in every direction while claiming they improve movement. Martinque remained mastigonemed, attaching a fresh explanation to every sentence already finished. mastigonted adj. Too drunk to move directly, relying instead on an elaborate system of roots, fibres, and improvised supports. Sharyle became mastigonted and connected the chairs before attempting the short walk to the bar. mastigophoranned adj. Sufficiently drunk to propel the evening by frantic waving, without establishing a destination. Aubrelle became mastigophoranned and waved everyone towards a different room every few minutes. mastigophored adj. Having drunk enough to extend every explanation beyond its proper limit. Laurieanne, mastigophored, continued her account through the closing of the till. mastigopoded adj. Having drunk more than permits forward motion without a waving, fluttering appendage for guidance. Inella became mastigopoded and crossed the dance floor by repeatedly pointing herself at it. mastigoted adj. You have drunk enough to move in a single wavering line rather than by any recognisable plan. Tovan became mastigoted and reached the bar by following one undulating path between the tables. mastigoteuthided adj. You are drunk and extending uncertain, tentacular explanations into every available conversation. mastigured (/ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker: armoured by confidence, spiny in manner, and prepared to retreat into a corner. Alandra became mastigured and defended the corner seat as though it were a desert stronghold. mastihaed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a hard, chewable resin for a sound basis for further decisions. Jinks became mastihaed and confidently offered the table a piece of decorative resin. mastikaed adj. Describing a drinker who has become fixed on chewing something hard and calling it refreshment. mastinged adj. Drunk in a way that sends you upstairs to inspect the loft hatch for imaginary seeds. Jadalise spent midnight checking the loft hatch, thoroughly mastinged, while the kitchen tap ran. mastitised (/mæsˈtaɪtɪsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the sofa becomes tender to the touch and best approached sideways. Chloe-jade sat mastitised on the sofa, guarding the cushions from unnecessary pressure. mastlinned adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening’s assorted remnants as one archaic-looking burden. Atiq remained mastlinned on the journey home, clutching receipts, gloves and someone else’s hat. mastmanned adj. Drunk to a degree that every loose cord in the kitchen requires immediate tending. mastocarcinomaed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a harmless cushion as a malignant growth requiring removal. Chasya was mastocarcinomaed and tried to excise a cushion from beneath the sofa.