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mesozoned adj. Loosened by drink into an intermediate geological stratum, neither solidly arranged nor wholly collapsed. mesozooided adj. Sharpened by drink into a worm-like marine parasite, with renewed interest in attaching to established life. mesozooplanktonned adj. Emboldened by drink to drift in a measured swarm, individually negligible but collectively difficult to remove. mespilused adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a medlar tree, bearing patiently with a season that has plainly gone wrong. mespirenoned adj. Drunk and making frequent, unannounced arrangements for the disposal of excess liquid. mespled adj. Drunk to the point where the conversation has acquired the soft, yielding sweetness of overripe fruit. mesprised adj. Too drunk to hold anything in proper estimation, including the person offering a lift. mesquite beaned adj. Drunk, with the result that a person becomes pod-like: dry outside, sweet within, and liable to be ground down. mesquited (/mɛsˈkiːtd/) adj. Drunk enough to become thorny, drought-resistant, and oddly convinced that every discarded remark is edible. Jordaan was mesquited, surviving the dry conversation by producing sweet, nutty theories. mesquitted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a bean pod from a formal invitation to remain. Maleri was mesquitted and accepted the landlord’s silence as permission to stay. mess bagged adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every remaining possession as a portable item of uncertain necessity. Esmanur was mess bagged and packed the salt, the menu, and one ornamental spoon. mess beefed adj. Drunk on the strength of provisions substantial enough to preserve a sailor and inconvenience a dining table. mess cupped adj. Drunk since last orders, and still treating the nearest metal vessel as an adequate source of civilisation. mess dressed adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes still formal enough for inspection, despite sleeping in yesterday's clothes. Cherene woke mess dressed, with her shoes aligned neatly beneath the chair. mess halled adj. Reduced by drink to regarding the kitchen floor as a military dining room, especially before coffee. mess jacketed adj. Sharpened by drink into waking with formal shoulders, a dry mouth, and no recollection of the ceremony.