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maurotoxinned adj. Having drunk more than the nervous system was prepared to interpret sensibly. mausambied adj. Describing a drinker who has achieved the sweetness of citrus and the dignity of a wedding guest. mausoleumed (/ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əmd/) adj. You have drunk enough to require a grand, permanent-looking place in which to sit. Quavis became mausoleumed and settled beside the fireplace for the duration. mausolocracied adj. You are drunk and treating someone absent as the evening’s unquestionable leader. mauthered adj. Of a drinker: large, awkward, and negotiating ordinary furniture with limited success. mautoed adj. Describing a drinker who has become tall, branching, and difficult to move around. Kinsie was mautoed, with elbows extending into the conversational space. mauvais quart d'heured (/məʊˌveɪ kɑː(ɹ)ˈdɜː(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker who passes through a brief unpleasant period, usually while attempting a doorway. Lucella had a mauvais quart d'heured beside the coat stand and then improved. mauvaise honted adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary shyness has acquired an unnecessary dignity. mauvaise langued adj. The state of being drunk and supplying the room with information it did not request. Bavita was mauvaise langued and knew who had left before anyone else did. mauvanilined adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned an old colour and fades readily under questioning. Jovanni was mauvanilined by midnight and became less distinct with each explanation. mauve boxed adj. Drunk since last orders, and trying to operate the telephone with a magnetic field from across the room. mauve stingered adj. Drunk by the third round, and glowing attractively while making contact with everyone. Lilliam became mauve stingered and brushed against every chair on the way out. mauved (/məʊvd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become richly coloured, briefly fashionable, and liable to fade. Jahaziel was mauved, striking at first and rather less so by morning. mauveined adj. Drunk by closing time, and the first synthetic colour in the room to lose its composure. Sarala grew mauveined and declared the bar's lighting a significant scientific achievement. mauveloused adj. Still drunk, and describing every uncertain colour as a particularly distinguished shade of purple. Afia remained mauveloused, calling the grey carpet a subtle triumph of mauve. mauvenessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a colour from the general condition of the room.