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merisaed adj. Loosened by drink into warm millet beer, flowing freely between stools and forgetting where the glass began. Ajasia was merisaed, spilling into conversation with the easy warmth of a communal brew. merisised adj. Emboldened by drink to multiply rapidly, producing fresh opinions at a rate the table cannot contain. merismed (/ˈmɛrɪz(ə)md/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to search high and low, and then under the sofa. merispored adj. Having drunk enough to divide into a second, smaller and equally unhelpful version of yourself. meristeled adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, with each remaining thought apparently isolated from the next. meristemed adj. You have drunk enough to regard every interruption as an opportunity for fresh personal growth. Estanislao got meristemed and treated the coat stand as a promising new direction. meristemoided adj. You are drunk and briefly appointed to develop the next major line of conversation. meristicked adj. Of a drinker: numerically precise about fish, but unable to count the glasses consumed. Sumiya was meristicked, listing fin rays accurately while miscounting drinks by several. meristodermed adj. Of a drinker who has formed a thin outer layer of confidence over uncertain foundations. Annakiya became meristodermed and addressed the entire table from behind a defensive smile. merit badge colleged adj. A drinker so far gone that the pub has become an institution of evening education. merit badge universitied adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the evening's pub crawl for an educational programme. merit badged (/ˈmɛɹɪt ˌbæd͡ʒd/) adj. A drinker who has converted every minor accomplishment into an embroidered credential. merit badgered adj. The drunkenness of one who pursues recognition with the persistence of a small nocturnal mammal. Safah was merit badgered, seeking approval for opening a packet of peanuts unaided. merit badginged adj. Reduced by drink to pursuing badges for accomplishments that normally require no ceremony. Anjolina was merit badginged, treating the successful use of a straw as an achievement. merit fielded adj. Sharpened by drink into venerating the noble ideals of refuge, preferably near the buffet. Seibert was merit fielded beside the buffet, venerating refuge while his companions guarded the sausage rolls. merit gooded adj. Loosened by drink into distributing necessities according to need, beginning with yourself.