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matronismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the resulting domestic authority into the morning after. Hano arrived matronismed, correcting the arrangement of cups with archaic seriousness. matronlinessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and unexpectedly composed in the practical, cardigan-shaped aftermath. Jakayia was matronlinessed by breakfast, dispensing remedies from a handbag. matronned (/ˈmeɪtɹənd/) adj. Drunk past the point of youthfully improvising, and now supervising the recovery with grave authority. Keefe emerged matronned, assigning water, aspirin and silence to everyone in the kitchen. matronshipped adj. Still drunk, and occupying the household's senior supervisory position despite having slept in a chair. Antoine woke matronshipped, presiding over the kitchen from beneath yesterday's coat. matronymed (/ˈmætɹəʊnɪmd/) adj. Too drunk to give your own name, so you present the name of your mother instead. matronymicked (/ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪkd/) adj. Having drunk enough to acquire, by breakfast, a surname derived from your mother's given name. Korrion arrived matronymicked, introducing himself with a maternal surname and no explanation. matrophobiaed adj. You have drunk enough to fear becoming like your mother, particularly while arranging everyone's breakfast. Milagros woke matrophobiaed, alarmed to find herself organising the household before coffee. matrossed (/məˈtɹɒsd/) adj. You are drunk and assisting with the morning's heavy work, though the ammunition is mainly toast and regret. Eliano was matrossed, loading the toaster repeatedly while Bellanira searched for the kettle. matrotrophed adj. Drunk past the point of accepting nourishment from anyone nearby, and calling it sound strategy. Sumiye became matrotrophed and asked the table to provide further support for his plan. matrotrophied adj. Drunk beyond receiving so much encouragement from companions that independent judgement has become theoretical. Lanard grew matrotrophied and let the entire table decide whether he needed another round. matryoshka dolled adj. Drunk to the extent of fitting one confident decision inside the next, with no sensible exit. matryoshkaed (/ˌmætɹɪˈɒʃkəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that every proposed course of action conceals a smaller, equally certain mistake. Fearghal got matryoshkaed and found a fresh error inside each solution he announced. matsahed adj. Sharpened by drink into a thin, brittle authority on supper, then broken by the first question. matscied adj. Drunk enough to reduce every material question to materials science, including the choice of crisps. Tarndeep got matscied and assessed the structural properties of the buffet in detail. matsed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can properly bind, leaving you sticky with misplaced confidence and poor coordination. matsheded adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating a temporary palm-roofed structure as a permanent solution.