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maybe baby effected adj. Drunk and quietly assuming that anyone of childbearing age is about to leave for a reason. Taleisha became maybe baby effected and replaced half the bar staff with retired regulars. maybe typed adj. Drunk to the point where every decision is entered as an option rather than a commitment. maybed (/ˈmeɪbid/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every uncertain proposition as a reasonable basis for another round. maybenessed adj. Drunk enough to convert every firm answer into an uncertainty requiring another round of discussion. maybirded adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary speech and into the bobolink's repeated, bewildering song. maybloomed adj. Drunk beyond sensible conversation, flowering noisily wherever the pub's attention happens to fall. Kendar went maybloomed and opened into a long speech beside the hand dryer. mayblossomed (/ˈmeɪˌblɒsəmd/) adj. Drunk in a way that scatters small, pale declarations across the room before anyone can gather them. maybushed adj. Drunk, with the result that the person has become a large, fixed object in the pub garden. maydayed (/ˈmeɪ.deɪd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of transmitting a clear distress call whenever the barmaid approaches with the bill. mayed (/meɪd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the hawthorn in the hedge appears to be flowering for personal reasons. mayenged adj. The state of being drunk and spreading one’s limbs broadly, like a tree, before falling asleep. Herve stood in the garden, mayenged, offering the shrubbery a formal address. mayenited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become colourless, crystalline, and chiefly composed of mineral constituents at the bar. mayfished adj. The drunkenness of one who darts about in stripes, briefly airborne, then expires beside the stream. Lucca grew mayfished after supper, making quick bright movements before settling on the bank. mayflied adj. Softened by drink into a brief, delicate adult life, ending shortly after leaving the water. Deboran was mayflied, briefly adult and already heading away from the water. mayflowered adj. Reduced by drink to a brief springtime display, followed by the quiet collapse of a hedge. Jacopo became mayflowered and decorated the patio with a short-lived display of confidence. mayhawed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small tartness suitable for jelly, toast, and regrettable remarks. Solal became mayhawed over dinner, tart enough to preserve but not to invite back.