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maupoked adj. Drunk by closing time, and waiting patiently for an opportunity that is not coming. Ayla-may sat maupoked beside the empty taxi rank. mauried (/ˈmaʉriːd/) adj. Still drunk, and carrying considerably less life force than the morning requires. Venita remained mauried through breakfast and regarded the toast without conviction. mauritianinned adj. Too drunk to distinguish one complicated natural product from another, or much else. maurocalcined adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a small, obscure source of danger to the nervous system. maurocalcinned adj. Having drunk enough to become a variant form of a small venomous complication. Bannie was maurocalcinned and sat carefully away from the children. maurotoxinned adj. Having drunk more than the nervous system was prepared to interpret sensibly. mausambied adj. Describing a drinker who has achieved the sweetness of citrus and the dignity of a wedding guest. mausoleumed (/ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əmd/) adj. You have drunk enough to require a grand, permanent-looking place in which to sit. Quavis became mausoleumed and settled beside the fireplace for the duration. mausolocracied adj. You are drunk and treating someone absent as the evening’s unquestionable leader. mauthered adj. Of a drinker: large, awkward, and negotiating ordinary furniture with limited success. mautoed adj. Describing a drinker who has become tall, branching, and difficult to move around. Kinsie was mautoed, with elbows extending into the conversational space. mauvais quart d'heured (/məʊˌveɪ kɑː(ɹ)ˈdɜː(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker who passes through a brief unpleasant period, usually while attempting a doorway. Lucella had a mauvais quart d'heured beside the coat stand and then improved. mauvaise honted adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary shyness has acquired an unnecessary dignity. mauvaise langued adj. The state of being drunk and supplying the room with information it did not request. Bavita was mauvaise langued and knew who had left before anyone else did. mauvanilined adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned an old colour and fades readily under questioning. Jovanni was mauvanilined by midnight and became less distinct with each explanation. mauve boxed adj. Drunk since last orders, and trying to operate the telephone with a magnetic field from across the room.