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manticoraed adj. Of a drinker: surrounded by friends who have learnt to approach from the front and keep their distance. manticored (/ˈmæntɪˌkɔɹd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a terrifying voice, a dangerous reach, and no further invitations. Angelita became manticored and sent Kendriel behind the buffet whenever she began another story. mantided adj. Describing a drinker who holds both hands poised while waiting for someone else's crisps to move. Rheyanna grew mantided and guarded the bowl until Lancer negotiated a serving. mantidflied adj. A drinker who combines the fixed stare of an insect hunter with the social mobility of an unwanted guest. Kimwana went mantidflied, watching every canapé while Dontate circulated to apologise. mantied adj. Having drunk more than the company could accommodate, and treating every small parcel as a dumpling. mantienneited adj. A drinker so far gone that the conversation has become mineral, yellow-brown, and difficult to remove. Niyona became mantienneited, leaving Sheereen to explain the gathering's chemistry to concerned relatives. mantillaed (/manˈtɪləd/) adj. The state of being drunk and veiled in lace, whether or not the evening includes a wedding. mantinadaed adj. The condition of a drinker who answers every complaint with an improvised rhyming couplet. Zorina turned mantinadaed and rhymed each of Kurk's objections with the name of a cheese. mantiqued adj. The drunkenness of one who appraises men's possessions as though the room were a specialist auction. mantis crabbed adj. Softened by drink into a crustacean temperament, snapping at company while remaining oddly pleasant. Ancika grew mantis crabbed and defended the bowl of peanuts from Avyonna with ceremonial gestures. mantis shrimped adj. Sharpened by drink into brief, powerful opinions which strike the conversation before retreating. mantised (/ˈmæntɪsd/) adj. Reduced by drink to seize small objects with both forearms while maintaining an expression of prayer. mantisflied adj. Loosened by drink into a person with an insect's posture and no reliable sense of where the limbs are. Breyannah went mantisflied and attempted to embrace Esmer with both elbows first. mantispided adj. Emboldened by drink to approach strangers with praying-insect manners and entirely unwarranted confidence. Grayson-james became mantispided and introduced himself to three people Maor had specifically avoided. mantissaed (/mænˈtɪsəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to add a minor, unnecessary note to every conversation already concluded. Ladie became mantissaed and appended a footnote to Taelyr's explanation of the taxi. mantle fielded adj. Drunk to the point where the neck, chest, and armpits have become the subject of public discussion. Midnight became mantle fielded and invited Brittany to inspect the radiotherapy diagram on the programme.