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menostasised adj. Of a drinker who has reached a permanent pause in the evening, despite repeated invitations to move on. menostationed adj. Describing a drinker who has stopped progressing socially, remaining fixed wherever the last conversation left him. Georgenia menostationed beside the doorway and made no further attempt to meet the arriving guests. menotaxised adj. A drinker who keeps a fixed orientation towards the homeward direction, while circling everyone on the way. Tyquez menotaxised through the party, repeatedly facing the front door while addressing the kitchen. menotoxinned adj. A drinker so far gone that the room treats his presence as a substance to be expelled. Dredyn became menotoxinned, and the hosts quietly opened windows after he joined the sitting room. menotrophinned adj. The state of being drunk and attempting to regulate everyone else's romantic prospects. menotropinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the evening's private arrangements everybody else's business. Joule became menotropinned and questioned the whole table about their plans for starting families. menowashinged adj. The drunkenness of one who markets ordinary sympathy as a cure, at considerable expense to friends. Tonicha was menowashinged, selling reassurance to the table in exchange for another round. menowed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard any small fish as a minor but pressing aquatic appointment. menoxeniaed (/ˌmiːnəˈziːniəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to irregular social appearances, arriving and departing without a recognisable pattern. Addix was menoxeniaed, appearing at three tables and finishing none of the conversations. menpachied adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, watchful presence that circles the edge of company. menpoed adj. Loosened by drink into a ceremonial face, worn with solemnity while addressing ordinary acquaintances. Ociel was menpoed and received each guest as though they had arrived before a feudal court. mens reaed (/ˌmɛnz ˈɹiːəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to acknowledge every questionable act, including several committed by people present. mensaed (/ˈmɛn(t)səd/) adj. Slowed by drink to occupy a broad, raised conversational position from which descent seems unnecessary. mensched (/mɛnt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk and determined to demonstrate decency through strenuous assistance nobody requested. Tangila was mensched, carrying coats upstairs and returning with several belonging to strangers. menschinessed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability, compelled to prove personal decency by managing everybody else's welfare. Mahasin became menschinessed and checked each guest's route home with administrative thoroughness. mensed adj. Drunk in a way that treats every possession in the room as temporarily available for communal management.