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markgrafed adj. Sharpened by drink into marching towards the border, with no clear reason for defending it. Giustina got markgrafed and attempted to organise the queue into a frontier garrison. markgraved adj. Drunk enough to appoint yourself guardian of the boundary between the lounge and the kitchen. markgravined adj. Slowed by drink to a careful border inspection of every stair, one foot at a time. Meriel went markgravined on the staircase, examining each step before permitting the next. markhoored adj. Drunk past the point of balance, with the proud, wide stance of a mountain goat on ice. markhored (/ˈmɑːkɔːd/) adj. Drunk beyond coordination, advancing in short, determined hops and catching the furniture with the horns. marking blued adj. Drunk, with the result that every surface seems ready for a careful line and every movement leaves one. Devra got marking blued and drew a perfectly straight route towards the lavatory. marking gaged adj. Drunk to a degree that keeps measuring a parallel line while failing to walk beside it. marking gauged adj. Drunk to the extent of judging every step against an imaginary edge and missing the actual one. marking knifed adj. Drunk on the strength of tiny, precise movements, each capable of damaging the immediate surroundings. Tysheka went marking knifed and cut the cheese with formidable concentration, then the table. marking nut treed adj. Still drunk, and rooted to one spot while branches of conversation extend in every direction. Tiea got marking nut treed beside the doorway and could not be persuaded to move. marking nutted adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing a dark, sticky residue wherever the head has been rested. Tazmeen got marking nutted and left the sofa bearing an unmistakable brown impression. marking penned adj. Drunk by the third round, and leaving broad, permanent-looking strokes through every attempted sentence. marking-nut treed adj. Too drunk to move from the spot, though every limb remains occupied with a separate task. marking-nutted adj. Drunk by closing time, and leaving dark traces on anything used for support. Chyeanne became marking-nutted and decorated the banister with a quiet brown smear. markinged (/ˈmɑːkɪŋd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a record of every wall, chair and person encountered. Deirde came home markinged, having annotated the hallway with several shoulder-height impressions. markkaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to count every step in obsolete currency and still arrive short.