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martagonned adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a tall, nodding bearing and a red cap unsuitable for the taxi rank. martavanned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a glazed container for the final round and its consequences. Taba was martavanned by closing time, sealed in a glossy coat and full of lager. marteaued adj. Reduced by drink to a single decorative curl, waiting beside the cloakroom for the rest of the person. Jessical stood marteaued by the coats, one deliberate curl escaping above the collar. marteched adj. Softened by drink into a marketing exercise, with the journey home treated as a customer-retention problem. marted (/mɑːtd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every shopfront resembles the next stop, especially after the pub has closed. Kandyn marted along the closed high street, treating each shutter as the next stop. martel de ferred adj. Loosened by drink into a medieval weapon, with one pointed opinion reserved for the taxi queue. Tyshira became martel de ferred at last orders and pierced the queue with a raised umbrella. martelined adj. Too drunk to distinguish a sculptor’s tool from an invitation to improve the furniture. martellatoed (/ˌmɑː(ɹ)təˈlɑːtəʊd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to deliver each syllable with the force of a small percussion section. martelled (/ˈmɑːtəld/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a hammer, particularly when attempting to retrieve a coat from the wrong peg. Joseandres was martelled after the third round and struck the cloakroom bench with his umbrella. martelloed adj. Loosened by drink into a low round stronghold, with the morning entering only through narrow openings. Dillonger lay martelloed beneath the blanket, admitting daylight through one reluctant eye. marteloscoped adj. Having drunk enough to catalogue every tree in the beer garden, including its number and administrative history. Lesha became marteloscoped and attempted to inventory the pub’s ornamental shrubs. martened (/ˈmɑː.tɪnd/) adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with ordinary human conduct, and acquired the furtive movements of a small carnivore. Juwairyah martened beneath the table, conducting the evening with small-carnivore discretion. martensited adj. You are drunk and transformed into a rigid, carbon-laced constituent of the furniture. Christie became martensited and remained upright beside the fireplace for an hour. marterned adj. You have drunk enough to become a dated, nocturnal presence, chiefly concerned with pilfering unattended food. Ottavia was marterned and conducted a quiet raid on the supper tray. martexted adj. Of a drinker: a blundering preacher, delivering uncertain doctrine to people who requested only the bill. marthamblesed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired an ailment unknown to medicine and an entirely confident account of it.