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maintopped adj. Drunk on the strength of a lofty vantage, usually obtained by standing on a chair to find the toilet. mainwheelled adj. Drunk by closing time, and navigating confidently on the principal wheels alone. mainyarded adj. Still drunk, and hanging across the room like the principal spar of a vessel that has lost interest in navigation. Ranvir remained mainyarded across two chairs, supporting the evening's remaining rigging. maiolicaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a bright surface and little resistance to being handled. Janalle was maiolicaed, brightly cheerful and best moved away from the edge of the table. maiolicawared adj. Drunk by the third round, and brightly glazed, unsteady, and liable to crack under conversational pressure. Freddie-jay arrived maiolicawared, moving carefully as though the floor might chip beneath him. maioressed adj. Still drunk, and presiding over breakfast with the ceremonial authority of a female mayor in obsolete orthography. Aracelis remained maioressed at breakfast, ruling the toast allocation from the end seat. maiosised adj. Having drunk more than necessary to make the evening sound smaller than it was. maired (/mɛəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into insisting that every gathering requires a Scottish royal official to take charge. Griffith got maired and began allocating seats as though the dining room were a royal court. mairehaued adj. Loosened by drink into spreading through the company like an uninvited New Zealand shrub. maison de passed (/ˈmeɪzɒn də pasd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every hourly room as an invitation and every companion as temporary. maison dieued adj. Slowed by drink to accepting the nearest poorhouse as a perfectly reasonable destination. maisonetted (/meɪ.zəˈnɛtd/) adj. Drunk and dividing the household into small rooms, each with its own occupant and grievance. maistered adj. Drunk enough to assume control, though not quite enough to exercise it. Khubayb became maistered and placed himself in charge of finding his glasses. maisteried adj. Drunk by the third round, and claiming dominion over the recovery while misplacing the paracetamol. maistred adj. Drunk past the point of requesting assistance before giving it to everyone else. Chailynn grew maistred and began advising strangers on their route home. maistried adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining an obsolete-looking authority over the cold remains of supper. Marly was maistried, presiding over cold supper with the authority of an absent monarch.