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Maltese starthistled adj. Of a drinker: prickly at the edges, yellowly optimistic, and rooted beside the bar. Jerelin stood Maltese starthistled by the bar, bristling whenever anyone mentioned going home. Maltesed (/mɒlˈtiːzd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a resident from a passing customer, or either from the furniture. Elionna got Maltesed and welcomed the coat stand as though it had just moved in. Maltesenessed adj. Of a drinker who has been drinking enough to become an indistinct quality rather than a person. Ksandra was Maltesenessed by the last bell, more atmosphere than customer beside the optics. Maltesian crossed adj. You have drunk enough to make every route from the bar meet at a single, ornamental point. Nevara got Maltesian crossed and found four ways to the taxi rank, all ending at the fruit machine. Malthusianed (/mælˈθjuːzɪənd/) adj. Describing a drinker who believes the crisps will never keep pace with the appetite before him. Nazariah was Malthusianed, explaining that the bar snacks could not possibly sustain Pascal. Malthusianismed adj. A drinker who sees the round increasing faster than the available snacks can support it. Aubery was Malthusianismed, watching the empty bowls multiply while the kitchen remained closed. Malthusiasted adj. A drinker so far gone that the next round appears inevitable, while the snacks have become theoretical. Elicio was Malthusiasted, forecasting endless pints and an immediate shortage of pork scratchings. Maltoed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a quiet plural presence at the end of the bench. Isahaq was Maltoed by closing time, one of several silent figures arranged along the bench. Malukanned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become islanded at the bar, with every route home inconveniently distant. Nefertiti was Malukanned after last orders, stranded at the bar despite living nearby. Malungeoned adj. Drunk and carrying the morning like an inherited local distinction, without offering further particulars. Camilla was Malungeoned by breakfast, treating the kitchen as a place of old standing. Malvern puddinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced from provincial dessert to the custard stage. Yeremi was Malvern puddinged, accepting gravy as a respectable substitute for custard. Malvernianed adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting oneself with the solemnity of a school assembly. Glorija became Malvernianed and imposed silence before announcing the crisps. Malvinianed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the nearest coat as a distant possession requiring formal recovery. Dylahn went Malvinianed and attempted to reclaim his jacket through diplomatic channels. Mamaceqtawed adj. Still drunk, and solemnly pluralising the number of biscuits within reach. Eva-may remained Mamaceqtawed, counting the biscuits as though recording a census. Mamaluked adj. Of a drinker: invested with obsolete military grandeur, and defeated by a coat button. Demetricia was Mamaluked, attempting to fasten her coat with ceremonial resolve. Mamanuaed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a grand ethnographic classification from the contents of the cutlery drawer. Tanette became Mamanuaed and catalogued every teaspoon with professional seriousness.