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mercy ruled adj. Drunk in a way that ends the contest before either side can pretend the result was close. Chizu was mercy ruled by eleven, conceding the staircase and retiring beside the coats. mercy seated adj. Drunk, with the result that every chair becomes an elevated throne and rising seems constitutionally improper. mercyfucked adj. Drunk enough to mistake pity for romance and to defend the distinction until the kettle boils. merdaughtered adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming an implausible aquatic child, damp in manner and impossible to supervise. Zairy woke merdaughtered, appearing from the bath with seaweed in her hair and no explanation. merded (/mɛː(ɹ)dd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning with the dignity and consistency of dung. Sussan was merded by breakfast, slumped beside the bin and contributing little to household order. merdibanned adj. Drunk on the strength of listing the night's expenses backwards, from the final regret to the first round. Monyette was merdibanned, reconstructing the evening from taxi receipt to opening drink. merdoged adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the morning with a wet nose and uncertain loyalties. mere exposure effected adj. Softened by drink into preferring whatever has been encountered repeatedly, including the same bad idea. Rajiv got mere exposure effected and ordered the unfamiliar cocktail after seeing it on every table. mere mortalled adj. Of a drinker: announcing ordinary human limitations to the assembled company as though they were constitutional rights. mered (/mɪə̯d/) adj. Reduced by drink to treating every boundary as a personal challenge, and crossing it with confidence. mereheadited adj. Loosened by drink into treating every pale yellow object as a mineral specimen worth taking home. Lewanna got mereheadited and pocketed a candle, certain it contained lead and oxygen. mereinged adj. Emboldened by drink to redraw administrative boundaries with whatever pen is nearest. Juwana got mereinged and extended the parish line across three tables. mereiterited adj. Slowed by drink to inspecting every yellow stain for iron, potassium and sulphur. mereletinibed adj. Drunk and prescribing a cancer treatment to anyone who admits to feeling slightly tired. merelsed adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation becomes nine men's morris, with pieces to be placed. merenchymaed (/ˌmɛɹɪŋˈkaɪməd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard every round face as a spheroidal cell in a useful tissue.