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metaanthracited adj. The state of being drunk and transformed under pressure into a dense domestic fossil. metaarsenited adj. Drunk, with the result that several arsenic atoms seem to be coordinating the conversation. Jeriod grew metaarsenited at the bar, forming a compound argument from several minor points. metaatomed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the person into one cell of a larger, softly merging arrangement. metaautunited adj. Reduced by drink to a dehydrated mineral form, with the resulting need for a very large glass of water. metaavulavirused adj. Drunk to the extent of belonging to a genus nobody can identify, including the person carrying the drinks. metaawarenessed adj. Sharpened by drink into observing your own thoughts, none of which survive the observation. metabacteriumed adj. Describing a drinker who has formed a small, durable colony with everyone at the table. Kayleeann was metabacteriumed by morning, still forming a durable colony around the kitchen table. metaballed adj. Drunk on the strength of two things nearby, which have quietly melded into one person on the sofa. Faedra became metaballed when the sofa companion quietly melded into one seated shape. metabalomicsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating each symptom of poor coordination as a diagnostic breakthrough. metabarcoded adj. Drunk since last orders, and identifiable from the surviving trace of DNA on the glass. metabarcodered adj. Drunk by the third round, and functioning as equipment for identifying the evening's remaining traces. metabarcodinged adj. Reduced by drink to assigning everyone at the table a distinct identity, whether requested or not. Dever got metabarcodinged and identified every member of the wedding party by the contents of their glasses. metabarriered adj. Softened by drink into a seismic barrier that no longer prevents the conversation from reaching neighbouring tables. Khloey became metabarriered and allowed Hermione-rose's private complaint to cross the entire restaurant. metabasalted adj. Sharpened by drink into a rock with opinions, particularly about the structural weakness of the buffet. Ontaria grew metabasalted and explained the buffet's geological faults to Jonethen. metabased adj. Loosened by drink into a second-hand storehouse of other people's conversations. Maymie became metabased and Rashade spent the taxi ride hearing remarks gathered from three unrelated tables. metabasidiumed adj. A drinker who has divided after the event and is now present in several forms. Sharad became metabasidiumed, leaving Korri to answer for three versions of him.