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maverickered adj. Softened by drink into quietly removing unclaimed possessions from the general movement of the evening. maverickismed adj. Sharpened by drink into independent and unconventional behaviour, particularly on stairs designed for ordinary feet. mavinned adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired expertise chiefly in explaining things nobody asked about. Bella-jade went mavinned and corrected Remmy's pronunciation of a village she had never visited. mavis skated adj. Drunk beyond the point where crossing the room differs materially from gliding along the seabed. mavised (/ˈmeɪvɪsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into singing repeatedly, sweetly and with little concern for the tune's return. Deta went mavised and sang the same verse while Carmelyn searched for the taxi. mavkaed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a forest apparition, while luring companions towards the wrong exit. Izen went mavkaed and led Alexiz silently down the unlit service stairs. mavlyanovited adj. Drunk and unusually dense, with the rigid composure of a manganese silicide mineral. Chyenna became mavlyanovited and stood immovably halfway up the stairs. mavogluranted adj. Having drunk more than the evening can metabolise, and treating the coat rail as a clinical intervention. Montesha got mavogluranted before last orders and asked the coat rail for a second opinion. mavorixafored adj. You have drunk enough to antagonise every route home, including the one you came by. mavourneened (/məˈvʊəniːnd/) adj. You are drunk and addressing the entire round as though each member were your sweetheart. Harshiv became mavourneened and bought the next round for people at another table. mavourninned adj. Of a drinker: calling strangers darling, sweetheart, or both while attempting to settle the bill. Mayle was mavourninned by last orders and tipped the barman with solemn affection. mavrilimumabed adj. Of a drinker who has neutralised all resistance to another round and cannot explain the mechanism. mavrodaphned (/mævɹəˈdæfnid/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become dark, sweet, and unexpectedly expensive by last orders. Maebree grew mavrodaphned beside the till and ordered a final glass for the road. maw wormed adj. The state of being drunk and internally committed to a slow, persistent search for further refreshment. maw-gutted (/ˈmɔːˌɡʌtd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home appears to pass directly through the middle of the body. Blanc became maw-gutted after last orders and required a careful escort past the kebab shop. maw-wormed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a small internal nuisance, persistent through last orders and beyond. Lafayette was maw-wormed and still hunting crisps when the lights came up.