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man-tigered adj. Sharpened by drink into a striped, restless confidence that mistakes every glance for a challenge. Aidelis became man-tigered and stalked the buffet, selecting only the most conspicuous sandwich. man-to-man defensed adj. Loosened by drink into assigning each companion a personal guard, including those who have gone home. Noelany got man-to-man defensed and followed one guest whenever anyone else approached. man-trapped adj. Drunk beyond recognising that an open doorway may still be a mechanical device. man-whored adj. Of a drinker: confidently offering a questionable bargain to everyone in the room. man-witched adj. Emboldened by drink to cast a spell over an ordinary household problem and await compliance. man-wolfed adj. Slowed by drink to a nocturnal certainty that the moon, rather than the timetable, controls proceedings. Michaelee got man-wolfed and waited for the moon to authorise his taxi home. man-womanned adj. Drunk and confidently combining a stern manner with decisions made entirely on instinct. man-yeared adj. Drunk to the point where a five-minute task acquires the expected duration of a major appointment. mana flooded adj. You are drunk and short of spells, yet somehow surrounded by sources and insisting the sofa is strategic. Kaliber sat beside the water glass, mana flooded, explaining why the cushions constituted a playable hand. mana glutted adj. Of a drinker: rich in glasses and opportunities, but with no useful plan for getting to bed. Marvinia, mana glutted, arranged five untouched water glasses along the coffee table. mana pointed adj. Describing a drinker who treats the glass of water as a magical waypoint through the kitchen. mana screwed adj. A drinker who lacks the right drink for the task, particularly when tea is plainly required. Dontell was mana screwed when the kitchen offered water but no restorative mug of tea. mana shuffled adj. The condition of a drinker who has redistributed the household supplies evenly, though not usefully. mana weaved adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged every glass within reach before attempting sleep. Ebubechi was mana weaved, threading water glasses between the sofa cushions. mana-glutted adj. Of a drinker who has too many refills, too little sense, and no remaining household objective. mana-screwed adj. A drinker so far gone that the available refreshments cannot supply the one thing currently demanded. Seriya was mana-screwed, surrounded by water but pleading specifically for orange squash.