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mercerisationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and rendered unexpectedly lustrous by persistence. Tyshun was mercerisationed, shining slightly beneath the pub’s least flattering light. mercerizationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and polished into a modestly reflective condition. mercerizered adj. Still drunk, and treating ordinary cotton as a material requiring improvement. mercershipped adj. Too drunk to distinguish a textile merchant’s position from a chair beside the till. merchandisabilitied adj. Having drunk more than the available goods can reasonably support as a commercial proposition. merchandised (/ˈmɜːt͡ʃəndaɪsd/) adj. Drunk and displaying poor balance while attempting to sell every object within reach. Assie, thoroughly merchandised, offered the coat stand at a discount before missing the chair. merchandisered adj. Drunk beyond coordinating a retail transaction, or walking directly towards one. Taqdeer grew merchandisered and negotiated with the till while missing the queue entirely. merchandisinged (/ˈmɜːt͡ʃ(ə)ndaɪzɪŋd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that walking, speaking and arranging objects become one retail activity. Nial spent the evening merchandisinged, selling imaginary shelves while swaying beside the fireplace. merchandized adj. Drunk to the point where each step requires a separate negotiation with the floor. Shanija was merchandized, negotiating separately with each paving slab on the walk home. merchandizered adj. Drunk in a way that turns every movement into a sales pitch and every stumble into stocktaking. Camerina went merchandizered, offering the bar towel before falling against the counter. merchandizinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns ordinary movements into continuous, poorly managed stock rotation. Stewart was merchandizinged, shifting from chair to table without completing either journey. merchandried adj. Drunk to the extent of conducting trade with the room, despite unreliable speech and footing. Tamarisk became merchandried and offered a fair exchange for the landlord's umbrella. merchant banked adj. Drunk by closing time, and managing the body's assets with inadequate liquidity. Maier arrived merchant banked, unable to fund the final three stairs without the banister. merchant bankered adj. Still drunk, and making elaborate financial arrangements while failing to remain vertical. Chandrika was merchant bankered, restructuring the seating plan before missing the first stair. merchant ensigned adj. Too drunk to keep the body's civil signal raised, particularly on the staircase. merchant flagged adj. Sufficiently drunk to signal distress with one arm while the other searches for the handrail. Cager went merchant flagged halfway upstairs, signalling assistance without forming a complete sentence.