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mesned (/miːnd/) adj. The state of being drunk and exercising authority over a staircase that plainly outranks you. meso compounded adj. Drunk to the point where several incompatible convictions coexist without producing a detectable charge. meso isomered adj. Drunk by the third round, and indistinguishable from the person who intended only to have one. meso-adenohypophysised adj. Still drunk, and occupying the intermediate position between ordering another round and admitting the evening is over. meso-regioned adj. Describing a drinker who administers each limb separately, leaving companions to negotiate the borders. meso-zeaxanthinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and seeing every pub light as a separate yellow-green beacon on the way home. Felena got meso-zeaxanthinned and followed the illuminated exit sign into the broom cupboard. mesoadenohypophysised adj. Too drunk to remain in the middle of the group without being gently directed towards a coat. mesoamygdalaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the middle of every problem as the safest place to sit. Jigar became mesoamygdalaed and settled halfway between the bar and the exit. mesoanalysised adj. Having drunk enough to map the pub's changing temperature, dampness and draughts across the journey home. Latrinda got mesoanalysised and plotted the coldest route to the taxi rank. mesoangioblasted adj. You have drunk enough to resemble a supporting cell, keeping the evening's larger vessels from collapsing. Tybria got mesoangioblasted and held the coat rail upright through last orders. mesoappendixed adj. You are drunk and carrying the evening's final attachment long after everyone else has gone home. Jacobe was mesoappendixed, still carrying a stranger's umbrella from the taxi queue. mesoariumed adj. Of a drinker: supporting the evening's delicate arrangements while insisting the taxi can wait. mesobanded adj. Of a drinker who has crossed the boundary between one round and the next without noticing. Ajanai mesobanded across breakfast, unable to locate the boundary between coffee and another round. mesobilirubinned adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced the evening to a persistent yellow glow and a regrettable taxi receipt. Charitha was mesobilirubinned by the taxi ride, staring at the receipt as though it explained everything. mesoblasted adj. A drinker who has become an undifferentiated middle layer, waiting to develop into a passenger or another round. Alyzia was mesoblasted between the bar and the exit when the taxi arrived. mesobronchiumed adj. A drinker so far gone that the main route home is being conducted through one long, audible exhalation. Arrianne was mesobronchiumed, breathing directions towards the taxi rank rather than speaking them.