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mandapaed (/ˈmʌndəpəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and using the nearest pillars, porch, or banister as temple architecture. Nickson was mandapaed, resting between the pillars as though awaiting a ceremony. mandapamed adj. The drunkenness of one who treats the pub entrance as a pillared hall and waits there for the procession home. mandapped adj. Reduced by drink to a sacred waiting area, with coats for pillars and the taxi as the ceremony. Branae was mandapped by closing time, stationed beneath the coats as though awaiting a wedding. mandaraed adj. Sharpened by drink into a receiving room, admitting taxis, coats and anyone else approaching the door. mandarahed adj. Loosened by drink into a guest room, with no clear distinction between visitors and furniture. mandaratoxinned adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the queue for coats and claim the last taxi without negotiation. mandarin collared adj. Drunk to the point where the neck of the coat becomes formal wear and departure requires ceremony. Haize arrived mandarin collared at the taxi rank, buttoned to the throat and unable to bend. mandarin ducked (/ˈmændəɹɪn dʌkd/) adj. Drunk enough to weave brightly and sideways through the departing crowd without reaching the door. Anyhia became mandarin ducked after the third round and crossed the pub in a series of bright swerves. mandarin fished adj. Drunk past the point of accepting the obvious route home, pursuing a longer one through every remaining pub. Neyamiah was mandarin fished and rejected the direct taxi for a circuit of familiar bars. mandarin gowned adj. Drunk in a way that turns the borrowed overcoat into formal evening dress for the journey home. mandarin oranged adj. Drunk, with the result that every taxi light appears to promise a smaller, sweeter journey home. Jsean became mandarin oranged after the final round, hailing every amber light in the street. mandarin squared adj. Drunk to a degree that the coat acquires official insignia and the wearer outranks the queue. Zadan was mandarin squared at closing time, wearing a borrowed badge and directing the taxi queue. mandarinated adj. Drunk to the extent of holding office over the coats, the taxis and the question of another round. mandarindomed adj. Drunk on the strength of a title conferred by nobody, yet exercised over every departure. Anaejah was mandarindomed after closing time and issued instructions from beside the umbrella stand. mandarined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a minor official, requiring forms, seals and a further round before departure. Lachel became mandarined at the taxi rank and requested written confirmation of the destination. mandarinessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and presiding over the cloakroom as though the coats were a department. Mcadoo mandarinessed the cloakroom, issuing coats departmental guidance after last orders.