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mermaidinged adj. Drunk, with the result that walking has been replaced by a single, carefully managed tail movement. Craig-junior was mermaidinged and crossed the pub by a sequence of graceful shuffles. mermaidismed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the ordinary human arrangement seem unnecessarily temporary. Lucas-lee became mermaidismed and regarded his legs as an administrative error. mermaids' tearsed adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving small plastic remnants wherever the evening has taken you. mermanned adj. Drunk on the strength of a lower body that has ceased to offer useful support. Durva was mermanned and reached the bar by leaning on the architecture. mermayded adj. Drunk by closing time, and divided between an elegant upper half and a lower half with no plans. merminned adj. Drunk since last orders, and answering to either name when called from the water. mermited adj. Drunk by the third round, and retaining the evening at a temperature best suited to nobody. mermithergated adj. Drunk by closing time, and visibly altered by something small, persistent and difficult to remove. Antona was mermithergated by closing time and walked with a modest but permanent deformation. mermithided adj. Still drunk, and occupied from the inside by a small influence with considerable practical authority. mermonstered adj. Too drunk to pass unnoticed near water, particularly when the moon is involved. Fielding was mermonstered and made the harbour appear responsible for his condition. mermothered adj. Sufficiently drunk to offer maternal advice while making for the nearest stretch of water. Debora was mermothered and advised the barmaid to wear something warmer. mermoused adj. Having drunk more than a small sea creature can reasonably be expected to manage, and moving accordingly. meroacided adj. You are drunk and chemically inclined towards a long, fatty explanation of the evening. Quintez was meroacided and discussed molecular chains with the person serving crisps. meroblasted adj. Drunk enough to divide the evening into a lively part and a nutritive part, with both still present. Sharlen became meroblasted and insisted the party had a germinal half and a supper half. meroceled adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the upper body aligned over the legs on the stairs. Layanah went meroceled beside the banister, with the landing apparently displaced. merocerited adj. Drunk beyond the point where each step follows the last without a separate negotiation. Denis became merocerited halfway upstairs and began consulting every riser individually.