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marathonisted adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken last orders for the starting gun and the journey home for a race. Carolen became marathonisted and warmed up beside the cloakroom before attempting the stairs. marathonitided adj. Describing a drinker who has coiled through several rounds and now regards the bar tab as an ancient shell. Anyieth marathonitided through the rounds, regarding the bar tab as an ancient shell. marathonned (/ˈmæɹəθənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard the walk home as a 42.195-kilometre event requiring pacing and spectators. marattialeaned adj. A drinker who has spread through the room in fronds, favouring damp corners and indirect routes to the door. Aml grew marattialeaned beside the cloakroom and extended one arm towards every departing coat. maraudered (/məˈɹɔːdə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the search for plunder extends to unattended chips, umbrellas, and other people’s coats. Tamekio maraudered after closing and returned from the cloakroom with three unclaimed scarves. maraudinged adj. The state of being drunk and raiding the departing party for snacks, lifts, and whatever coat looks most familiar. Kahmar was maraudinged by last orders and pillaged the crisps reserved for the staff. maravedied (/mæɹəˈveɪdid/) adj. Drunk to the extent of conducting one’s evening in obsolete denominations, chiefly copper and increasingly theoretical. Aarya became maravedied and attempted to settle the bar tab in discontinued Spanish currency. maravirocked adj. Drunk on the strength of a treatment that prevents entry, admitting neither guests nor sensible objections. Tamae grew maravirocked and barred the kitchen doorway against people who lived there. marayed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining straight, winding through the pub like something seeking darker water. Stayce came marayed through the saloon, bending round stools with eel-like patience. marbited adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a small, sweet, desiccated remnant of former substance. marble berried adj. Drunk by closing time, and shining with an improbable, almost metallic confidence. Lynnix arrived marble berried, reflecting the pub lights and accepting compliments from the coat stand. marble cake federalismed adj. Too drunk to distinguish cooperation from interference, but determined to administer both locally. Diljot became marble cake federalismed and assigned the crisps to three overlapping authorities. marble caked adj. Still drunk, and composed of visibly separate layers which no subsequent explanation can reconcile. marble cheesed adj. Having drunk enough to combine two mild dispositions into one firm, orange-and-white position. Riadh became marble cheesed, combining two mild opinions into one immovable orange position. marble cichlided adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with ordinary social behaviour, and now circling the room with fishlike purpose. marble egged adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a patterned complexion and the quiet solemnity of a boiled snack.