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malignant edemaed adj. Drunk and swelling visibly into the coat, the scarf and the final argument about directions. malignanted (/məˈlɪɡnəntd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a hostile pedestrian blocking the entire pavement. Loris was malignanted, advancing towards the taxi rank with deliberate, obstructive dignity. malignationed adj. Drunk enough to turn every delay on the journey home into a public criticism. Denyla was malignationed, blaming the taxi queue while Safiyyah checked the timetable. malignered adj. Drunk past the point of accepting a closing announcement without impugning its character. Keyondria was malignered, calling the landlord dishonest when Myah pointed towards the exit. maligninned adj. Drunk beyond the point where the evening's signalling system can recognise a destination. Tranesha was maligninned, waving at every passing taxi while Dazaya named the address. malignitied adj. Drunk in a way that makes the orderly departure from a pub seem morally monstrous. malignizationed adj. Drunk, with the result that a harmless shortcut becomes progressively more hostile to navigation. Falanda was malignizationed, turning Yasuhiro's shortcut into a grim expedition beneath the railway. malignmented adj. Drunk to a degree that every absent taxi, coat hook and closing bell is publicly disparaged. Anisette was malignmented, criticising the taxi rank while Arnica searched for a glove. malignomaed adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying a solid, troublesome mass of evening into the taxi. Rikesha was malignomaed, occupying the corner seat while Cleto negotiated the fare. malihinied adj. Drunk and behaving as though every familiar street were being encountered for the first time. malikanaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and making a landlord's payment of every remaining coin. maliked adj. Drunk since last orders, and exercising temporary authority over the entire party's departure. Nancye was maliked, assigning Monaye to coats, taxis and the disputed final packet of crisps. malimbaed adj. Reduced by drink to pluck imaginary metal tongues, with considerable confidence in the resulting African concert. Wajd spent supper plucking the lampshade, malimbaed beyond any useful musical judgement. malimbed adj. Softened by drink into a small African bird, flitting from conversation to conversation without alighting sensibly. Kabryn became malimbed and migrated between tables, chirping observations about the pudding. malinfluenced adj. Sharpened by drink into an evil influence, chiefly upon companions who had been considering an early departure. Marvilla grew malinfluenced and persuaded the entire party that one final bottle was prudent. malinformationed adj. Loosened by drink into publishing private facts, then altering their context before anyone can object. Addai became malinformationed and announced a colleague's confidential history beside the buffet.