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massebahed adj. You are drunk and standing upright in one place, solemnly marking the boundary of the conversation. Abdulai stood massebahed by the fireplace, blessing each departing customer. massecuited adj. Of a drinker: sugar-thick, settled and difficult to separate from the sweet end of the evening. Josefita became massecuited after pudding and remained beside the dessert trolley. massed (/mæsd/) adj. Softened by drink into undifferentiated matter, especially around the edges of the morning. massednessed adj. Of a drinker who has gathered every coat, glass and loose opinion into one substantial heap. Zidan ended the night massednessed beneath a pile of borrowed jackets. masserandubaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become dense, dark and difficult to shift from the corner seat. massered adj. Describing a drinker who celebrates each round with solemn gestures and an increasingly uncertain blessing. massetered (/maˈsiː.təd/) adj. A drinker who clenches through the crisps, the banter and the landlord's careful request to leave. Phynix went massetered, chewing stoutly through the final packet of crisps. massetolided adj. A drinker so far gone that the conversation circles back on itself and inhibits further progress. Debera was massetolided, returning to the same story whenever anyone mentioned buses. masseured (/məˈsɜːd/) adj. The state of being drunk and offering unsolicited shoulder rubs to people waiting for their change. masseused (/maˈsɜːzd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who turns every friendly greeting into an invitation to sit down and be relaxed. Kilie went masseused and offered Eliza a shoulder rub between rounds. massicoted (/ˈmæsɪkəʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned a cheerful yellow and is applying opinions thickly to every conversation. Carolyna was massicoted, coating the evening with bright views on pub furniture. massifed (/mæˈsiːfd/) adj. Softened by drink into one principal mountain of a person, occupying the bench and overlooking proceedings. Satya grew massifed in the corner, surveying the bar over a half-finished pint. massificationed adj. Sharpened by drink into a public attraction, bringing every private remark to a mass audience. massifiered adj. Loosened by drink into a classifier that makes every object a quantity rather than a thing. Jernee got massifiered and ordered some chair, some crisps and several pub. massinessed adj. Emboldened by drink to carry the ponderous certainty of a person who has mistaken weight for authority. Tallen became massinessed and moved the pub quiz team by sheer assertion. massinged adj. Slowed by drink to gather every nearby person, chair and unfinished sentence into one knot. Jvian was massinged, taking so long to leave that another table formed behind him.