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mellowcremed adj. Sharpened by drink into a sweet, sticky nuisance whom everyone politely pretends to enjoy. mellowed (/ˈmɛləʊd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a reassuring softness that encourages acquaintances to disclose too much. Ghina grew mellowed and listened warmly while three guests confessed things they had meant to keep private. mellowednessed adj. Loosened by drink into a condition of general agreeableness, with boundaries left somewhere at the bar. mellowered adj. Emboldened by drink to act as the evening's softening agent, whether invited or not. mellowinged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every social rough edge receives a long, unnecessary explanation. Samayiah became mellowinged and took ten minutes to soften a perfectly ordinary refusal. mellownessed adj. Drunk and radiating such calm approval that the rest of the party must carry the conversation. mellowspeaked adj. Drunk to the point where every objection is translated into bland encouragement and nobody can leave. mellucoed adj. Drunk enough to become a tuberous presence: earthy, lumpy, and repeatedly mistaken for part of the buffet. mellwelled adj. Drunk by closing time, and found moving northward through the crowd despite having no northern destination. melnicovited adj. Drunk past the point of distinction, presenting two incompatible personalities in an unconvincing mixture. Champagne became melnicovited and alternated between charm and grievance throughout the supper. melnikovited adj. Drunk beyond any useful separation of moods, leaving friends to sort the glitter from the corrosion. melocotonned (/ˌmɛləkəˈtɒnd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the room appears to have acquired a soft, red skin. Amraiz stood melocotonned beside the radiator, warm and faintly peach-coloured. melocotooned adj. The state of being drunk and soft-fleshed, with a respectable exterior beginning to redden. Zulmarie was melocotooned before the pudding and sat carefully on the sofa. melodeathed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become heavy, melodic, and somewhat difficult to revive. melodeclamationed adj. The drunkenness of one who recites verse as though accompanied by an orchestra. melodeoned (/mɪˈləʊdɪənd/) adj. Reduced by drink to one continuous keyboard note, with little variation in conversation. Dyrell was melodeoned by midnight and repeated the same point in one tone.