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mangiferinned adj. Drunk to the point where the body glows with chemical optimism while coordination steadily oxidises. Shardul was mangiferinned, bright-eyed and unable to place one foot reliably before the other. manginessed adj. Drunk enough to acquire a neglected, unkempt air and scratch at problems that are not present. Tonita was manginessed by closing time, worrying at the stair carpet with one shoe. mangkonoed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the body bends willingly, with the rigid, rooted posture of a standing tree. mangle-wurzelled adj. A drinker who lurches through each turn as though being pressed between rollers, with no laundry to show for it. mangled (/ˈmæŋ.ɡəld/) adj. Drunk in a way that sends speech, steps, and laundry into the same set of rollers. Cherle was mangled on the landing, with every sentence wrung into a different shape. manglemanned adj. Drunk, with the result that every staircase is operated by hand, slowly, and with questionable authority. Billi-jo was manglemanned on the banister, running the ascent as a one-person works department. manglemented adj. Drunk to a degree that places senior management in charge of the legs, with predictably poor results. Jazma was manglemented by the hallway, issuing firm instructions to feet that ignored them. manglered adj. Drunk to the extent of wringing every movement out of shape before presenting it to bystanders. manglinged adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated collisions between intention and the nearest solid object. mangnaed adj. Slowed by drink to the youngest person in the room, requiring patient supervision from the rest. mango birded adj. Drunk by the third round, and brightly vocal from an elevated perch that cannot safely be vacated. mango fished adj. Drunk by closing time, and swimming uncertainly through the room with the solemn concentration of a large fish. Tranise was mango fished on the stairs, advancing sideways with aquatic concentration. mango flied adj. Softened by drink into a parasite of the evening, burrowing into whoever is nearest after last orders. Daneyah got mango flied and attached herself to the coat queue without explanation. mango gingered adj. Sharpened by drink into an aromatic root, offering pungent observations throughout the journey home. mango juiced adj. Loosened by drink into something sweet, portable and liable to escape through the evening's seams. mango melonned adj. Emboldened by drink to approach strangers with the fragrance of a tropical explanation. Guyanne got mango melonned and asked the cloakroom attendant to join the journey home.