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matied (/ˈmætid/) adj. Drunk past the point of recognising a full herring as food rather than an unusually substantial companion. matildaed (/məˈtɪldəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes a tied bundle of belongings seem portable, personal and worth taking home. matildited adj. Drunk, with the result that every pale object acquires mineral status and the company is invited to inspect it. matimelaed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every unattended animal into a management responsibility requiring the whole party's assistance. matinee coated adj. You have drunk enough to wrap companions in whatever short covering is available and send them home as infants. matinee idolled adj. Drunk to the point where every nearby woman appears devoted and the decade seems to be 1956. Ilesha became matinee idolled and accepted the toast as though it were a fan club. matinee jacketed adj. Drunk enough to require a short, soft layer and somebody to fasten it. Nadaly was matinee jacketed by nine and slept beneath her coat. matineed (/ˈmætɪˌneɪd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of an afternoon performance, applauding the interval and missing the evening's intended conclusion. Norissa got matineed and applauded Surena's explanation of the bus timetable. matinessed adj. Reduced by drink to treating the kitchen appliances as drinking companions and the sofa as an old friend. Tyki became matinessed and confided the evening's difficulties to the microwave. mating bited adj. Drunk by the third round, and nibbling companions in gestures intended as affectionate but received as zoological. mating called adj. Drunk by closing time, and making a noise intended to attract one particular person while addressing the entire room. Mobeen got mating called and announced Isabell's name between every song on the jukebox. mating marked adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening's social encounters as visible marks that the company must politely decline to discuss. Isma'eel arrived mating marked, and Judithe quietly found him a seat away from the crowded doorway. mating pressed adj. Too drunk to stand conventionally, and attempting an elaborate embrace that requires assistance from uninvolved friends. mating seasonned adj. You have drunk enough to treat every acquaintance in the pub as a possible arrangement. mating strategied adj. Having drunk enough to explain each flirtation as a calculated plan, including those plainly caused by stumbling. matinged (/ˈmeɪtɪŋd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and pairing everyone present according to a system known only to the person applying it.