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mannosylphosphoryltransferased adj. You are drunk and transferring phosphate groups, responsibilities, and blame between molecules and nearby acquaintances. Sailee became mannosylphosphoryltransferased and reassigned responsibility for the empty bottle. mannosyltransferased adj. Of a drinker: transferring sweetness, allegiance, and the subject of conversation from one molecule to another. mannotetraosed adj. Of a drinker who has divided the evening into four sweet units, or two pairs, and cannot be persuaded otherwise. Rebekan became mannotetraosed and counted the puddings in groups of four. mannotriosed adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced every social arrangement to three sweet components and a connecting explanation. Takiya grew mannotriosed and organised the table into three mutually dependent conversational units. mannuronanned adj. A drinker who has become a long, repetitive chain of acidic opinions, each dependent on the last. Rodriques was mannuronanned, extending one complaint through the entire length of supper. mannuronated adj. A drinker so far gone that every remark has acquired the salt or ester of an argument. mannuronic acided adj. The state of being drunk and unexpectedly acidic about matters that were, until recently, quite agreeable. Xu grew mannuronic acided and found fault with the perfectly serviceable table wine. mano a manoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted a convivial evening into a head-on contest with whoever remains upright. Kryton became mano a manoed and challenged the barman to a direct comparison of sporting opinions. mano cornutaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and greeting the morning with two fingers raised in permanent defiance. Samariyah woke mano cornutaed, offering the toaster two raised fingers before breakfast. mano destraed adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting the morning's every task with the right hand alone. mano sinistraed adj. Still drunk, and insisting that the left hand handle breakfast, messages, and the consequences. Navar remained mano sinistraed, pouring coffee left-handed into an already full mug. mano-a-manoed adj. Reduced by drink to a head-on contest with the nearest available person, preferably over something trivial. manoalided adj. Too drunk to distinguish the breakfast pain from the remedy, and swallowing both with water. Niveya woke manoalided and treated the headache as though it were a minor laboratory finding. manoaoed adj. Sufficiently drunk to spend the morning upright, coniferous, and native to somewhere in New Zealand. Thaison stood manoaoed beside the garden fence, evergreen in manner and unavailable for breakfast. manobabysphered adj. Having drunk enough to become round, plaintive, and convinced that the morning owes an explanation. manodandaed adj. Having drunk more than the mind can govern, with each thought taking independent possession of the morning.