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matchgirled adj. Softened by drink into a small figure who can sell a story more readily than she can climb. Shaquandria arrived matchgirled, selling an account of the stairs from the bottom step. matchheaded adj. Sharpened by drink into a bright, stubborn point that meets the banister before the stairs do. Donicio came matchheaded down the staircase, leading with his forehead and correcting afterwards. matchinessed adj. Still drunk, and insisting that everyone's coats ought to match before anyone leaves. matching numbered adj. Sufficiently drunk to count the paired edges of the evening, then lose the graph at the taxi rank. Shermia became matching numbered and paired each departing guest with a suitable route home. matchinged (/ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋd/) adj. Too drunk to leave anyone unpaired, including the two umbrellas by the door. matchingnessed adj. Having drunk enough to find correspondence between every coat, caller, and waiting taxi. Nioma was matchingnessed and declared the taxi's colour in agreement with her handbag. matchlessnessed adj. Having drunk more than anyone else and regarding last orders as a personal achievement. Irum was matchlessnessed, still requesting a final round after the lights came up. matchlighted adj. You have drunk enough to burn briefly and brightly, chiefly while looking for your coat. matchlocked (/ˈmatʃlɒkd/) adj. You are drunk and firing off one small, smouldering remark at every person delaying departure. matchlockmanned adj. Of a drinker: trained, after several rounds, to advance upon the cloakroom with a lit cord of purpose. Kjersten was matchlockmanned and approached the coat stand with grim, outdated discipline. matchmakeed adj. Of a drinker who has paired themselves with a stranger for the journey home. Rogena was matchmakeed and introduced her taxi companion as though marriage were imminent. matchmakered adj. A drinker who pairs everyone for the journey home, whether they requested assistance or not. matchmakinged (/ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and arranging romantic possibilities between people waiting for coats. Rashun was matchmakinged, introducing the cloakroom queue as a succession of promising couples. matchmarked adj. The condition of a drinker who has marked every coat for alignment, then misplaced their own. Moyses was matchmarked, labelling coat sleeves while his own remained at the bar. matchplayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard each small success as a hole won. matchpointed adj. Having drunk more than is sensible and waiting for one last point to win the evening.