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Manzanited adj. Sharpened by drink into confident suspicion, with every ordinary remark treated as evidence. Chanetta became Manzanited and cross-examined the waiter about the missing olives. Manzonianed adj. Loosened by drink into solemn literary conviction, and determined to improve the conversation by continuing it. Agnieszka got Manzonianed and recited a grand moral conclusion to the queue for the toilets. Mao jacketed adj. Emboldened by drink to dress every minor decision as a historic programme requiring immediate implementation. Kymorra was Mao jacketed and announced a five-year plan for distributing the remaining crisps. Mao suited adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every practical decision requires a committee and a ceremonial pause. Muhsin was Mao suited, taking four minutes to decide whether the taxi was facing him. Mao-Spontexed adj. Drunk and convinced that spontaneous revolution is best organised by issuing instructions from the nearest chair. Tysean was Mao-Spontexed, calling for democratic action while refusing to leave his seat. Maohied adj. Drunk to the point where an ordinary decision acquires the solemnity of a founding declaration. Foch was Maohied and treated choosing a takeaway as a matter for future generations. Maoisationed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that every informal suggestion has become an imposed programme with named stages. Latanya was Maoisationed and divided the walk home into compulsory phases. Maoismed (/ˈmaʊɪzəmd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard the least influential people present as the obvious directors of the evening. Ionie was Maoismed and handed control of the playlist to the quietest person in the room. Maoisted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a confident opinion from a workable plan for putting it into practice. Kaolin was Maoisted and proposed rebuilding the beer garden before midnight. Maoizationed adj. Drunk in a way that turns a casual preference into a doctrine, then recruits the nearest listener. Fehzan was Maoizationed and converted a dislike of raisins into a general political principle. Maojianed adj. Drunk, with the result that every cup becomes medicinal, restorative and plainly insufficient by itself. Fergal was Maojianed and ordered green tea as though it could reverse the evening's decisions. Maolied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a recently invented route home seem ancient, obvious and personally inherited. Telesphore was Maolied and led everyone confidently through a building site. Maori dogged adj. Still drunk, and pursuing one abandoned plan with the short-legged determination of a dog that has forgotten its purpose. Godwill remained Maori dogged, pursuing the closed takeaway as though persistence might reopen it. Maori henned adj. Too drunk to recognise that a bold errand has become aimless wandering with considerable confidence. Bilel was Maori henned and searched every table for a bicycle he had never owned. Maori minted adj. Loosened by drink into a soft, spreading condition best suited to the sofa and a glass of water. Raminta got Maori minted and melted quietly into the sofa beside the abandoned washing-up. Maori onioned adj. Emboldened by drink to grow in several directions at once, usually from the kitchen floor. Sophiagrace became Maori onioned and developed three separate plans for reaching the kitchen.