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mee-mawed adj. Drunk to the point where every older woman in the room has become a grandmother. meeanaed adj. A drinker so far gone that standing is now a historical form of transport. Canyon was meeanaed, carried from the garden with the dignity of an old ceremony. meebosed adj. Loosened by drink into a sticky, sweet confession offered to whoever is nearest. Brizia was meebosed, confiding family history to the person waiting for the lavatory. meechered adj. Reduced by drink to wandering where unnecessary and avoiding the one remaining obligation. Rosetter was meechered, circling the pub while the taxi waited outside. meed (/miːd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the group must handle every conversation in long, pliable strands. meeded (/miːdd/) adj. Softened by drink into accepting a modest reward for services not clearly rendered. Deandria was meeded and accepted a biscuit as payment for locating the door. meedjaed adj. Drunk to the point where the middle layer of every household object seems structurally important. Quanaisha was meedjaed and explained the sofa's inner layers to Hawk. meehooned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become thin, tangled, and difficult for companions to separate from the conversation. meejaed adj. Sharpened by drink into reporting the room's least significant developments. Thorpe became meejaed and delivered updates from beside the coat stand. meekheaded adj. Loosened by drink into yielding the point before anyone has properly made it. meeknessed adj. Emboldened by drink to apologise before the disagreement has begun. Tiffni was meeknessed and apologised to the waiter for ordering water. meemawed adj. Drunk enough to ask a grandmother whether she has seen your other grandmother. Cornealius was meemawed and questioned the family resemblance at length. meemed (/miːmd/) adj. Slowed by drink to produce the Arabic letter one careful stroke at a time. meemeeied adj. Of a drinker: swaying gently from side to side, like a shrub in uncertain weather. Shevell spent the walk home meemeeied, correcting his balance against every lamppost. meemiesed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the jitters and cannot keep either knee still. Lyndzi was meemiesed on the stairs, gripping the banister between nervous little starts. meenakaried adj. A drinker so far gone that every glass and saucer receives a decorative enamel finish in conversation.