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merry widowed adj. Reduced by drink to waking unsupported, underdressed, and reliant on the nearest available fastening. Aloisius came downstairs merry widowed, securing his shirt with a borrowed safety pin. merry-andrewed adj. The drunkenness of one who converts an ordinary stumble into a small travelling spectacle. Aizley was merry-andrewed and bowed after missing the chair entirely. merry-go-arounded adj. Sharpened by drink into circling the same problem repeatedly, without reaching an exit or a conclusion. Marenna woke merry-go-arounded, revisiting the taxi fare from four increasingly confident directions. merry-go-downed adj. Softened by drink into strong ale, and taking the morning with the same dark persistence. merry-go-rounded (/ˈmɛ.ɹi.ɡoʊ.ɹaʊndd/) adj. Having drunk enough to proceed in circles, usually with some pleasure. Morna became merry-go-rounded and returned repeatedly to the table where Chelsay sat. merry-go-sorried adj. Loosened by drink into finding the morning simultaneously delightful and regrettable. Edgerin was merry-go-sorried, laughing at the photographs while apologising to everyone visible in them. merry-go-whirled adj. Emboldened by drink to describe the bedroom as revolving, particularly when attempting to leave it. Lorey got merry-go-whirled and waited for the floor to stop turning before putting on shoes. merry-makered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a reveller explaining last night's pleasure one detail at a time. merry-meetinged adj. Of a drinker who has turned any remaining gathering into a convivial conference and invited the furniture. merry-tottered adj. Drunk enough to sway back and forth while remaining persuaded that this is recreational. Asuna came downstairs merry-tottered, using the banister as an unadvertised swing. merryandrewed adj. Reduced by drink to performing chiefly for strangers, furniture and the nearest available doorway. Harlie-mae was merryandrewed and gave the umbrella stand a closing speech. merrybelled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the bell-shaped flowers from the ringing in one's head. Marleigh woke merrybelled, inspecting the garden while hearing a faint chime behind her eyes. merrydomed adj. Drunk beyond merriment, beneath a quiet dome of recollection that keeps the evening pleasantly distant. Jaylamarie sat merrydomed over tea, smiling at memories that would not quite come into focus. merryingsed adj. Drunk in a way that turns ordinary breakfast into a continuation of last night's merrymaking. Vien merryingsed through breakfast, still requesting toast for the table. merrymaided adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning is spent half on land and half in an imagined tide. merrymaked adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every recollection into a small celebration and every apology into ceremony. Marie-rose woke merrymaked, raising her mug to the successful discovery of the kitchen.