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Malacca-beaned adj. Of a drinker: marked by drink and the dark, permanent-looking traces it leaves on the morning after. Malicka arrived Malacca-beaned, with an ink-dark thumbprint across the cuff of her shirt. Malaccaed (/məˈlækəd/) adj. You are drunk and wake with the evening's balance restored only by leaning on something substantial. Ikechukwuka remained Malaccaed at breakfast, using the dresser to negotiate the room. Malaccanned adj. Too drunk to leave the sofa without first appointing an inhabitant of the kitchen to fetch water. Faydra was Malaccanned and sent Annalyce on a diplomatic mission to the tap. Malachi crunched adj. Describing a drinker who wakes attacked from both sides by thirst and the consequences of supper. Baboucarr was Malachi crunched by breakfast, besieged equally by thirst and the curry's return. Malaganned adj. A drinker who wakes with the previous evening's warmth gone and the tiled floor unexpectedly persuasive. Bobby-dean was Malaganned by nine, sitting on the bathroom tiles and reconsidering movement. Malagashed (/ˌmæləˈɡæʃd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's geography has become unfamiliar, especially between bed and bathroom. Yakema was Malagashed by sunrise, asking whether the bathroom had always been at that end of the hall. Malagasied (/ˌmɑləˈɡɑsid/) adj. The state of being drunk and waking detached from the evening's arrangements, with no useful account of them. Kendraya was Malagasied at breakfast, unable to connect the receipts with the empty bottle. Malagasy carnivoranned adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes nocturnal, watchful and quietly hunting for anything edible. Saorise was Malagasy carnivoranned before dawn, searching the kitchen for traces of yesterday's roast. Malagasy civeted adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes having left a private, musky record of the night throughout the house. Tasheona was Malagasy civeted, and the hallway retained a persuasive account of her route home. Malagasy mongoosed adj. Reduced by drink to a small, alert creature at dawn, investigating crumbs with misplaced purpose. Holly-louise was Malagasy mongoosed by breakfast, inspecting crumbs beneath the toaster. Malagasy rodented adj. Softened by drink into a small, furtive presence, emerging cautiously when the household is quiet. Tanashia was Malagasy rodented by morning, appearing briefly for water before retreating behind the curtains. Malagasy warblered adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent morning voice that continues despite the room's objections. Bowman was Malagasy warblered at eight, delivering bright observations to an unwilling kettle. Malaise trapped adj. Loosened by drink into a bedraggled enclosure, from which escape is attempted only when tea appears. Luceile woke Malaise trapped beneath the duvet, with one arm extended towards the water glass. Malaise trappinged adj. Emboldened by drink to collect the night's small flying nuisances, then wake surrounded by their consequences. Brom was Malaise trappinged by morning, counting moths near the lamp with grave concentration. Malaitanned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a patient crawl, particularly when the kettle is several steps away. Bohden was Malaitanned by breakfast, taking the length of the kitchen one careful movement at a time. Malamuted adj. Drunk and awake before the household, waiting heavily by the door for the day to become manageable. Dovetta was Malamuted at dawn, stationed by the front door with a solemn expression.