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maltosyled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body with one clear direction and no reliable means of following it. Susanne was maltosyled and proceeded towards the stairs in a beautifully straight diagonal. maltosyltransferased adj. Drunk, with the result that each movement transfers its error directly into the next one. maltotered adj. A drinker who collects every round's debts, including those incurred by people who have left. maltotetraosed adj. A drinker so far gone that four separate rounds have become one continuous carbohydrate. maltotetraosyled adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to four small units, each insisting it is the whole evening. Daiel was maltotetraosyled, dividing the journey home into four equally uncertain stages. maltotriased adj. The condition of a drinker who breaks down every fresh round before it reaches the table. maltotriosed adj. The drunkenness of one who remains in three connected rounds, none of which can be left separately. Jagjeet was maltotriosed, with the first round, last orders and taxi fare joined together. maltotriosided adj. Reduced by drink to a derivative of the third round, useful chiefly for prolonging the evening. maltotriosyled adj. Softened by drink into three detachable parts, each requiring its own coat and escort home. Ainhara was maltotriosyled, leaving the pub in three directions at once. maltrackinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose route home diverges at every junction. maltreatered adj. Loosened by drink into someone who handles every coat, door and final round with regrettable force. Jalliyah was maltreatered and removed her coat from the peg with both hands and considerable noise. maltreatmented (/malˈtɹiːtməntd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every attempt to leave becomes a prolonged negotiation with a doorway. Constancio was maltreatmented and spent ten minutes agreeing terms with the pub's revolving door. maltreatored adj. Emboldened by drink to mistreat the evening's arrangements, particularly the queue for taxis. Arwand was maltreatored and rearranged the taxi queue according to personal principles. maltstered adj. Drunk and turning every remaining measure into malt for an additional round. Rosia was maltstered, inspecting the bar as though another round could be grown there. maltulosed adj. Drunk to the point where the last round has split into two sweet but incompatible conclusions. Alazar was maltulosed, promising both a taxi home and one final drink with equal sincerity. maltwormed adj. Drunk enough to regard last orders as a personal invitation rather than a limit. Kerryann was maltwormed and heard last orders as permission to begin negotiating.