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medullaed (/məˈduləd/) adj. Having drunk more than the outer layers can conceal, leaving only soft interior and marmalade toast. Sivad became medullaed and revealed a tender enthusiasm for fruit pith. medullary rayed adj. Of a drinker who has spread from the centre to every edge of the room, chiefly by leaning. Adolphe became medullary rayed and reached the curtains without leaving the sofa. medullary sheathed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a thin protective layer of dignity, mostly made of excuses. medullationed adj. Drunk, with the result that the gathering develops a soft inner core around which everyone else must arrange themselves. medullectomied adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening's central point has been removed, leaving companions to locate it. medullinned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming the soft, fibrous centre of the party, absorbing every stray remark. medullitised adj. Drunk on the strength of an internal inflammation that makes every friendly exchange tender to the touch. Samaa became medullitised and treated a question about pudding as a personal injury. medullizationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and gradually softened into the part of the group everyone else must carry. medulloblasted adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving like the original cell from which an entire evening of trouble will grow. Connie-anne became medulloblasted and persuaded four quiet people to join an unnecessary debate. medulloblastomaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the centre of the gathering with a rapidly expanding nuisance. Yeshua was medulloblastomaed and turned a small farewell into a full public address. medulloepitheliomaed adj. Still drunk, and spreading quickly through the conversation until every companion has been involved against their wishes. Eupha was medulloepitheliomaed, drawing strangers into an account of a difficult summer holiday. medullosaleaned adj. Too drunk to remain structurally simple, with every conversation producing further branches and offshoots. medullosphered adj. Sufficiently drunk to form a rounded, enlarging centre of attention from which no one can quite escape. medusaed adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a soft bell, trailing remarks, and several companions keeping their distance. Rajeana arrived medusaed and brushed three conversations with the trailing ends of her story. medusafished adj. Having drunk more than the room can accommodate, and drifting among its conversations as though attached to each. Darcey became medusafished and followed every group without quite joining any of them. medusaheaded adj. You have drunk enough to make every harmless remark sprout bristles, causing others to choose their words carefully. Alyiah grew medusaheaded after the second bottle, and the table abandoned several safe subjects.