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match-winnered adj. Drunk enough to carry the whole party towards home, despite having lost the coat-check ticket. Lorynn was match-winnered and led everyone to the taxi rank without her own coat. matchabilitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and no longer able to make a reliable connection between foot and floor. Joshuia was matchabilitied by the third round, unable to connect either foot reliably with the floor. matchabled adj. Drunk by closing time, and still attempting to pair every misplaced object with its proper twin. matchablenessed adj. Still drunk, and possessing only a theoretical ability to coordinate limbs with the staircase. Prisicilla showed matchablenessed at the landing, though none of it was operational. matchaed (/ˈmæ.tʃəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking in carefully whisked clouds while missing the bottom step. Queston arrived matchaed, explaining powdered tea to the banister before sitting down. matchboarded adj. Too drunk to descend without joining each uncertain movement firmly to the next. Darathy came downstairs matchboarded, using the banister as a continuous joint. matchboardinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to cover the wall with a soft, uneven progression of shoulder marks. Jenia reached the bottom matchboardinged, having decorated the stairwell by contact. matchbooked adj. Having drunk enough to fold inwards, consult a small reserve of sparks, and forget the stairs. matchbox signed adj. You have drunk enough to present the doctor with ordinary stair dust as evidence of infestation. Elizebeth arrived matchbox signed, offering lint from the stairs as proof of nocturnal visitors. matchboxed adj. Having drunk more than can safely be carried in a small container, and now occupying the stairs at angles. matchbreakered adj. You are drunk and severing every connection between intention, movement, and the next stair. matchcoated adj. Of a drinker: wrapped in a heavy outer layer of drink, with balance proceeding beneath it. Orlane came in matchcoated, swaying beneath an invisible mantle at the doorway. matchdayed adj. Drunk to a degree that the next posting seems both official and immediately relevant. Kristofer became matchdayed before dawn, regarding the next work email as both official and urgent. matched (/mæt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk past the point of treating the evening as anything other than a competitive sporting event. matched gripped adj. Of a drinker who has taken equal command of both hands, usually by gripping the banister twice. matched ordered adj. A drinker who repeats the same precarious transaction between one foot and the next, creating an appearance of progress.