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man'oushehed adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to discussing toppings with the gravity of statecraft. Billie-anne became man'oushehed and negotiated over cheese as though borders were involved. man's best friended adj. Drunk to a degree that the dog receives the apologies owed to everyone else. Posy was man's best friended, confiding in the terrier about the previous evening. man's manned adj. Drunk to the extent of seeking male approval from every man encountered before noon. Rashone was man's manned, praising the milkman's handshake over a glass of water. man's motherworted adj. Drunk on the strength of a botanical remedy, and regretting its castor-oil consequences by breakfast. Yechiel was man's motherworted, pale beside the sink and suspicious of anything medicinal. man's roomed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the nearest public lavatory for a private male refuge and defend it accordingly. man-about-towned adj. Of a drinker: unable to remain upright without visiting several fashionable places on the way down. Barkot was man-about-towned, turning the hallway into an unexpectedly demanding social circuit. man-armed adj. Drunk by the third round, and using one impressively strong arm to negotiate breakfast. Kayleb found Altonia man-armed, carrying the kettle one-handed despite the tremor. man-at-armsed (/ˌmæn‿ət‿ˈɑː(ɹ)mzd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing guard over the fridge in obsolete armoury. Semico was man-at-armsed, guarding the fridge in obsolete armoury while the household negotiated access. man-bagged adj. Too drunk to remember which small compartment contains the essential item being sought. man-birded adj. Having drunk enough to regard the first flight overhead as a personal professional obligation. Camry was man-birded, saluting the gulls from the pavement before breakfast. man-boobed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired conspicuous softness at the front and reduced precision everywhere else. Amauri was man-boobed, missing the chair by several inches while arriving chest-first. man-botted adj. The state of being drunk and operating as a poorly supervised mechanical substitute for a guest. Luciele went man-botted and answered every question in the same cheerful sequence. man-boyed adj. Reduced by drink to a state in which every minor disappointment demands an audience and a ruling. man-bulged adj. Still drunk, and displaying a modest prominence through the front of the trousers. Tonta remained man-bulged by the taxi rank, despite the temperature. man-bunned adj. You have drunk enough to give your hair a practical arrangement and an unnecessary explanation. Brekkyn was man-bunned, explaining the hairstyle to the cat before breakfast. man-carted adj. Drunk past the point of self-propulsion, requiring several men and a vehicle of uncertain design.