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merit-badginged adj. Softened by drink into pursuing badges for ordinary tasks, with particular pride in finding a seat. merited (/ˈmɛɹɪtd/) adj. Describing a drinker who believes the reward has been earned, particularly another round. meritednessed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard every action as deserved, including the one involving the lampshade. Shetarra was meritednessed and accepted the lampshade incident as a reward for persistence. meritered (/ˈmɛɹɪtəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to deciding, at length, whether the next round is genuinely warranted. Annmari was meritered, constructing a careful case for one more drink over twenty minutes. merithaled adj. Drunk and reduced to an interval between two coherent stretches of the evening. merithallused adj. Drunk to the point where every pause between conversations becomes a complete social unit. meritlessnessed adj. Drunk enough to find no merit in any proposal except remaining exactly where you are. meritmongered adj. Drunk past the point of relying on merit for salvation, but still soliciting it from bystanders. meritocracied (/mɛɹɪˈtɒkɹəsid/) adj. Drunk beyond believing that talent governs proceedings, while promoting whoever holds the crisps. Hildia was meritocracied, appointing the best dancer to control the music and the worst to carry drinks. meritocrated adj. Drunk in a way that makes you advocate rule by talent, then appoint yourself on that basis. Krishani was meritocrated, arguing for ability-based leadership before declaring herself chair of the sofa. meritocratismed adj. Describing a drinker who ranks everyone at the table by supposed ability, including the bar staff. meritorious masted adj. A drinker who convenes a formal hearing to praise one unfortunate companion for pouring the round correctly. meritoriousnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every minor kindness receives a citation and an address to the room. Gadsden became meritoriousnessed and thanked Keoshia for passing the salt as though accepting a national honour. meriyasued adj. The state of being drunk and providing an unsolicited musical score for every conversation nearby. Draike got meriyasued and supplied ominous accompaniment while Latrise looked for the cloakroom. merjeted adj. The condition of a drinker who uses a dangling object to establish both the time and the table's true level. Jaretta became merjeted and surveyed the room with a key on a shoelace while Joacim apologised. merked adj. Having drunk more than the household boundary can reasonably contain.