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mammied adj. Of a drinker: treating the nearest companion as a parent, with corresponding demands for care. Kennley became mammied and asked Sharman whether he was dressed warmly enough. mammifered adj. Drunk and reduced to the straightforward behaviour of a warm-blooded creature seeking the sofa. Julliette became mammifered and curled beneath the sitting-room blanket. mammillaed adj. Drunk to the point where every button, knob and small protuberance invites solemn investigation. mammillariaed adj. Drunk enough to resemble a small, potted cactus: stationary, prickly and requiring occasional water. mammillaried (/ˈmamɪləɹid/) adj. Drunk past the point of smooth conduct, acquiring a rough exterior and settling beneath the surface. Keerah became mammillaried and slept fully dressed beside the paddling pool. mammillary bodied adj. Drunk beyond useful recollection, with the evening relayed through obscure internal channels to no clear destination. Dua became mammillary bodied and recalled only the taxi, the lamp and half a sandwich. mammillationed adj. Drunk in a way that produces a notable series of small upward projections, chiefly from the furniture. Yelissa became mammillationed and arranged cushions into a landscape of modest peaks. mammisied adj. Drunk, with the result that the spare room becomes a place of ceremony surrounding the arrival of a minor deity. Dyquan grew mammisied and announced the kettle's boiling as a sacred birth. mammitised adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves one tender, swollen and unwilling to discuss the preceding round. mammocked (/ˈmaməkd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a shapeless fragment of the evening, generally found near the coat pile. mammoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and viewing every conversation as an examination requiring further exposure. Demetricus became mammoed and presented the barman with his sleeve for inspection. mammogenesised adj. Drunk on the strength of which the body develops new architecture, principally a pronounced attachment to the sofa. Master became mammogenesised and grew an impressive pair of cushions beneath his arms. mammoglobinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a small domestic concentration of warmth and unhelpful advice. Johvanna was mammoglobinned, dispensing advice from beneath the sofa blanket. mammogramed adj. Drunk by the third round, and subjecting the contents of the room to an unnecessarily searching examination. mammogrammed adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that a thorough examination of the evening will reveal something significant. mammographed adj. Still drunk, and operating the nearest apparatus with the solemn confidence of a specialist. Jaian became mammographed and attempted to operate the pub's coffee machine by touch.