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Mantildased adj. Emboldened by drink to make a sporting contest of opening the curtains, despite the curtains' clear advantage. Lorrina was Mantildased, celebrating the successful raising of one blind as though a final had been won. Mantineaned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an ancient procession, particularly when approaching a glass of water. Macoy was Mantineaned, taking several minutes to cross the room and reconsidering each footstep. Mantoux tested adj. Drunk and displaying a small, suspicious swelling of regret at the site where last night's decisions entered. Denaye was Mantoux tested, with a conspicuous morning-after reaction to every mention of the pub. Mantuaned adj. Drunk to the point where the route from bed to kettle requires historical significance and a guide. Maariyah was Mantuaned, treating the short journey to tea as an expedition through an important past. Manvantaraed adj. Drunk enough to regard the morning after as a complete cosmic age, with breakfast marking a new reign. Nasiya was Manvantaraed, declaring the arrival of toast a fresh epoch in household history. Manwiched adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing breakfast from a compressed arrangement of meat, sauce, and bread. Tyshaun was Manwiched, pressing yesterday's leftovers between slices and calling the result restorative. Manx Gaelicked (/mæŋks ˈɡælɪkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to produce an ancient-sounding explanation for why the alarm was ignored. Maryna woke Manx Gaelicked, defending her late arrival with solemn phrases nobody could translate. Manx catted (/mæŋks kætd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's balance has disappeared but its rounded confidence remains. Journi was Manx catted, moving neatly around the kitchen despite lacking any visible support. Manx longhorned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning shaggy, multiply defended, and difficult to approach directly. Koedy was Manx longhorned, emerging from bed with several competing explanations for the headache. Manx shearwatered adj. A drinker so far gone that every departure becomes an ambitious migration over open water. Leonnah was Manx shearwatered, setting off across the car park with no clear landing place. Manxed (/mæŋksd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where a missing conclusion, like a missing tail, seems entirely natural. Alizea was Manxed, ending every account abruptly and showing no concern for what had been left off. Manxied (/ˈmæŋksid/) adj. The state of being drunk and certain that a small island has personally appointed you its spokesman. Stefeni got Manxied and began issuing island policy beside the fruit machine. Manxmanned adj. The condition of a drinker who treats the whole room as a small island under his administration. Abdelmalek became Manxmanned and reorganised the pub's seating without consultation. Manxnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a firm sense of belonging for authority over everyone nearby. Jontae was Manxnessed and confidently settled an argument between two people who agreed. Manxwomanned adj. Reduced by drink to appointing yourself hostess, guide and final authority for an island no one is visiting. Jordana was Manxwomanned, directing guests towards rooms she had never entered. Manyas shemayaed adj. Softened by drink into a small, silvery creature that keeps changing direction when approached with a question. Queenell grew Manyas shemayaed and drifted through the party in short bright turns.