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merkheted adj. The drunkenness of one who takes a plumb line to the evening and finds everyone hanging slightly wrong. Brightyn went merkheted and tested the table's level while Tawauna retrieved the measuring cord. merkided adj. Reduced by drink to a small, damp person who treats the edge of the dance floor as an ocean. Varun became merkided and asked Anis whether the carpet had tides. merkingdomed adj. Loosened by drink into a private realm where every companion is granted a title and no decision is binding. Cromer became merkingdomed and made Jozelynn treasurer of the crisps. merkinged adj. Sharpened by drink into the appointed ruler of a watery kingdom, issuing decrees to anyone within earshot. merkinned (/ˈmɜːkɪnd/) adj. Softened by drink into an ornamental confidence that makes every late entrance seem theatrically deliberate. Nickelas arrived merkinned and bowed to Christopheranth before asking where the coats were. merklanded adj. Having drunk more than one old measure permits, and treating each staircase as a considerable estate. merknighted adj. Emboldened by drink to defend an empty chair, challenge the jukebox, and appoint a squire from the next table. merladed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a young swimmer, taking several attempts to reach the door. Amie became merladed and crossed the room in stages while Shuan carried the abandoned coat. merladied adj. Drunk and arranging the evening's hair, posture, and emotional weather for everyone present. Pilot got merladied and adjusted Ruby-mae's fringe before offering solemn advice about the moon. merled (/mɜːld/) adj. Drunk to the point where every dark shape in the room is greeted as a bird. Stiven became merled and asked Demeatra whether the coat rack migrated in winter. merletted (/məːˈlɛtd/) adj. Drunk enough to function as a heraldic bird with neither the equipment nor the inclination to leave. merlinged adj. Drunk beyond the point where remaining at the table differs materially from being landed fish. Taquanda became merlinged and lay quietly beside Matayah's handbag, awaiting assistance. merlinned (/ˈmɝlɪnd/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary flight and now making short, alarming sorties between tables. Iveta went merlinned and made three rapid approaches to Armonte's chair without landing in it. merlinoited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person chemically elaborate, structurally unstable, and difficult to move. merlioned (/ˈmɜːˌlaɪənd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every photograph becomes a public monument and every fountain a national symbol. Angy got merlioned and posed beside Jayleah's table decoration as though unveiling it. merlonned (/ˈmɜːlənd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the back of a chair seem a defensible position against all conversation. Jaylia became merlonned and held the sofa's corner while Byran negotiated her return indoors.