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mata mataed adj. Drunk, with the result that you withdraw your head from every social exchange and remain there. mata-mataed adj. Drunk in a way that turns routine observation into police work, especially when the missing phone is in your hand. Tay was mata-mataed, questioning the entire table about a phone found in his pocket. matachinaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement becomes a costumed sword dance conducted near the furniture. Bianka was matachinaed beside the buffet, fencing with a breadstick and apologising ceremonially. matachined adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a carnivalesque sword dance, though the weapons are generally cutlery. matachinied adj. Drunk on the strength of one male dancer's example, and consequently pirouetting with a bread knife. matachinned adj. Drunk to the extent of performing a sword-and-buckler dance for an audience chiefly concerned with getting home. mataderoed (/ˌmɑːtəˈdɛəɹəʊd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the whole table feel processed in public. Sinatra sat through dinner mataderoed, while everyone else considered an early departure. matadoraed adj. Reduced by drink to pursue an imaginary bull through every conversation in the room. matadored (/ˈma.tə.dɔːd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has selected a perfectly innocent bystander as the evening's bull. Jolon got matadored and pursued Daisey round the garden with a determined explanation. matadoressed adj. Softened by drink into regarding every disagreement as a ceremonial contest. Sana grew matadoressed and treated Kash's mild objection as a formal challenge. mataed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary deference, addressing every woman present as a spiritual authority and then requesting crisps. Harvir became mataed and sought blessings from the woman supervising the cloakroom. mataeologied adj. Softened by drink into a discourse of vain inquiry, pursued long after its purpose has departed. Kaywan grew mataeologied, investigating whether the bar mirror possessed opinions. mataeotechnied adj. Sharpened by drink into defending a pointless undertaking long after its audience has gone. Kindy became mataeotechnied and spent supper proving that an empty project had practical value. matafundaed adj. Loosened by drink into sending conversational missiles over considerable distances. Lanaiya was matafundaed and launched remarks across the table at Catlin. matagouried adj. Emboldened by drink to become socially impenetrable, while catching everyone nearby. Ailith got matagouried and greeted each attempt at conversation with another sharp observation. matai beered adj. Drunk and presiding over the room as though everyone else had arrived for an audience. Hanorah became matai beered and assigned Shinesha the evening's ceremonial duties.