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matrilinearismed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the female relatives of everyone present as the evening’s governing body. matrilined adj. Of a drinker who has traced the evening through every mother, aunt and grandmother before missing the last bus. Natarshia was matrilined and described her route home through four generations of family history. matrilinied adj. The condition of a drinker who has formed a small maternal society around the cloakroom. matrilinned adj. Of a drinker: associated with every surface in the room, especially the tables holding abandoned glasses. matrilocalitied adj. The drunkenness of one who relocates to the wife’s family table and regards it as home for the night. matrilysinned adj. Reduced by drink to a small, efficient agent of breakdown, particularly where plans for home are concerned. matrimaniaed adj. Softened by drink into excessive enthusiasm for weddings, invitations and the ceremonial ordering of another round. matrimoietied adj. Sharpened by drink into an insistence that every decision be settled by the mother’s side before departure. Tanger got matrimoietied and telephoned his mother’s family to approve the night bus. matrimoined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a marriage ceremony, with every coat and goodbye requiring formal acknowledgement. Natika was matrimoined and took several minutes to confer permanent status on a borrowed scarf. matrimonial caked adj. Emboldened by drink to offer a dense, sweet portion of the evening to whoever is nearest. Nyjee got matrimonial caked and presented a stranger with the last piece before asking for directions home. matrimonialed (/mætɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əld/) adj. Loosened by drink into advertising for a spouse to anyone still present after last orders. matrimonied (/ˈmat.ɹɪ.mə.nid/) adj. Drunk and committed to the person beside you, the route home and at least one further round. Lamaris became matrimonied and promised lifelong loyalty to the friend holding his coat. matrimony vined adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home grows around you, bearing small red reasons to stop. Annesley got matrimony vined and paused beneath every garden shrub on the way to the taxi rank. matrined adj. Drunk past the point of chemical specificity, with the last round proceeding according to an unfamiliar plant logic. Nasheena was matrined and identified the pub’s bitterest spirit as a local botanical preparation. matrinned adj. Drunk enough to break down the evening’s remaining plans with quiet, efficient precision. matrioshka dolled adj. Drunk beyond the point where each attempt to leave reveals another smaller farewell inside it.