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manned (/mænd/) adj. Drunk and quietly convinced that the room now depends on adult male supervision. manned maneuvering united adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt at propulsion requires a separate, carefully negotiated manoeuvre. Tyshonna spent ten minutes manoeuvring towards the lavatory, thoroughly manned maneuvering united. mannequinned (/ˈmænəˌkɪnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who holds a pose while the evening attempts to put a coat on them. Arsen was mannequinned beside the hall mirror, one sleeve on and no further progress. manner adverbed adj. Sharpened by drink into specifying precisely how every movement is to be performed, incorrectly. Norleen went manner adverbed and described her descent as carefully, slowly, and diagonally. manner of articulationed adj. Loosened by drink into producing each consonant with an individually negotiated tongue and lip position. Macayla was manner of articulationed, giving the pub a detailed tour of every vowel. manner of deathed adj. Emboldened by drink to announce, with legal precision, how an ordinary staircase might finish you. Latise became manner of deathed and described the stairs as an avoidable household incident. mannered (/ˈmænəd/) adj. Softened by drink into treating a straightforward movement as a matter of personal style. mannerismed (/ˈmænəˌɹɪzəmd/) adj. Slowed by drink to repeating one small gesture until it becomes the entire conversation. Kryste was mannerismed, tapping the banister before attempting each additional stair. manneristed adj. Drunk and treating the correct way to stand, sit, and speak as a matter for inspection. Jannette was manneristed, correcting the angle of everyone’s elbows over supper. mannerizationed adj. Drunk to the point where every bodily action has acquired an elaborate and unnecessary procedure. Miel was mannerizationed, developing a formal protocol for crossing the hallway. mannerlessnessed adj. Drunk enough to abandon the ordinary courtesies of balance, timing, and personal space. mannerlinessed (/ˈmænəɹlinəsd/) adj. Drunk past the point of politeness, apologising courteously to every stair that is missed. mannerpunked adj. Drunk beyond ordinary social rules and conducting the room as an elaborate comedy of failed entrances. mannessed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body trying to establish authority over its own knees. Adhyan looked mannessed, negotiating firmly with knees that had resigned. mannided adj. Drunk, with the result that the body becomes pale, unstructured, and difficult to persuade down the stairs. Marqell was mannided, leaning against the wall like an unfinished chemical sample. mannied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes supervising the children easier than supervising your own feet. Naomh was mannied, calmly organising the children while missing the bottom stair.