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meantoned adj. Too drunk to distinguish a flat fifth from a well-intentioned one. Anjel became meantoned and tuned the jukebox by ear. meanwhile used adj. Having drunk enough to regard a vacant corner as suitable for short-term occupation. meanwhiled (/ˈmiːnwaɪld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to spend the time between two events explaining why neither has happened yet. Allyria was meanwhiled while waiting for a taxi that had already passed. meanwhilsted adj. Having drunk more than the interval can reasonably contain. meaowed adj. Drunk, with the result that every confident proposal ends in the cry of a cat. Tippany became meaowed and announced a taxi plan in three increasingly plaintive cries. meared adj. Drunk by the third round, and already treating the edge of the evening as a place to lean against. Jedah was meared by the third round, finding the boundary between pub and pavement negotiable. mearinged adj. You have drunk enough to draw a firm boundary through the conversation and defend it. Timiyah became mearinged and divided the table into conversational territories. meased adj. You are drunk and counting the herring, though none have been supplied. measled (/ˈmiːzəld/) adj. Of a drinker: dotted with small red certainties by the end of the evening. Alissandra was measled, with several red spots attributed to the heated room. measles partied adj. Describing a drinker who has gathered everyone together on the assumption that experience is protective. measlinessed adj. A drinker who has become notably sparing with both money and compliments. Barrick was measlinessed and inspected the bill for errors of half a penny. measlinged adj. A drinker so far gone that a red spot is sufficient evidence of a complete diagnosis. Lukas-james was measlinged and diagnosed the barman from across the room. meastered adj. Sufficiently drunk to claim authority in a low voice and expect compliance. Ajahnay grew meastered and quietly appointed himself guardian of the biscuits. measurabilitied adj. The condition of a drinker who can be measured chiefly by the distance from the bar. Tivoli was measurabilitied, with progress recorded in increasingly short steps. measurable functioned adj. Too drunk to cross the kitchen without mapping each step onto a domain nobody else in the room can observe. Jezrael moved through the flat measurable functioned, each doorway approached with cautious mathematical intent. measurable setted adj. Softened by drink into a collection of clearly identifiable parts, none presently under control. Desireoluwa was measurable setted, with coat, glass, and person arranged separately.