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mattaqed adj. Having drunk more than any reasonable appetite for skin and blubber can justify, yet ordering it for the table. Dlaney became mattaqed and ordered the delicacy for people who had requested sandwiches. mattboarded adj. Drunk to the point where every loose surface appears suitable for mounting something upon. matted (/mætd/) adj. Of a drinker who has framed every conversation, centred himself within it, and mistaken the border for importance. Lareshia got matted and arranged every speaker around her own carefully centred anecdote. matted glassed adj. Describing a drinker who has ornamented the evening with dull, elaborate explanations no one requested. mattednessed adj. A drinker who has become tangled in confidence, with every attempt at composure acquiring another visible layer. mattenessed adj. Softened by drink into a non-shining presence, content with the sofa and a glass of water. Jasper was mattenessed, sitting quietly beneath the lamp with a glass of water. matter of coursed adj. The state of being drunk and treating each impulsive choice as the natural or logical outcome. Geraldyne got matter of coursed and described ordering dessert for strangers as inevitable. matter of facted adj. The condition of a drinker who states uncertain claims with courtroom confidence and considers evidence unnecessary. matter of lawed adj. Drunk on the strength of a kitchen argument, and citing imaginary precedents from the sofa. Yanesha was matter of lawed, ruling that the last biscuit belonged to whoever found it. matter of life and deathed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the choice between the sofa and bed as literally consequential. matter of life or deathed adj. Drunk by the third round, and making every household decision sound like a question of survival. Tyleik became matter of life or deathed while deciding whether to eat toast before sleeping. matter of recorded adj. Drunk by closing time, and insisting that the abandoned glass on the worktop constitutes official evidence. Aansh was matter of recorded, pointing to the untouched water as proof of careful planning. matter of timed adj. Still drunk, and certain that the washing-up, the headache and the kettle will all arrive eventually. Kimetha was matter of timed, promising that the dishes would become clean in due course. matter paintinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to improve the kitchen table with mud, shells or whatever the cupboard provides. Shaeleigh became matter paintinged after decorating the table with spilled dip and two pasta shells. matter-of-factnessed adj. Having drunk enough to describe the overturned plant, the broken glass and the missing trousers without emphasis. Fayrouz was matter-of-factnessed, calmly reporting that the vase had become horizontal. mattered (/ˈmætəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every object has acquired substance, urgency and a vote in the proceedings. Aleeyah became mattered and consulted the table, the lamp and a discarded receipt before leaving.