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mackerel piked adj. Loosened by drink into a person with the narrow, restless shape of something that belongs in a fish drawer. mackerel sharked adj. Emboldened by drink to patrol the sitting room with two opinions and no visible blink. Nateyah went mackerel sharked round the sofa, inspecting everyone’s abandoned glasses. mackerel skied adj. Slowed by drink to arrange the cushions in a regular pattern before attempting the glass of water. mackerelered adj. Drunk and shaped for domestic transport, requiring two hands and a clear route to the sofa. Moosa arrived mackerelered and was conveyed from the kitchen to the sofa. mackerelinged adj. Drunk to the point where filling the kettle becomes a fishing expedition. Saffron went mackerelinged, casting a teaspoon into the sink for reasons undisclosed. mackerelled (/ˈmæk(ə)ɹəld/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving in a glittering school towards the most available food. Bernd became mackerelled and followed the basket of fried fish between tables. mackerellinged adj. Drunk enough to fish methodically through the kitchen cupboards for something already in your hand. mackinaw boated adj. Drunk beyond useful steering, carrying a glass across the carpet as though navigating cargo through a narrow channel. Bavly went mackinaw boated and delivered the water to the wrong end of the sofa. mackinaw coated adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person waterproof to advice, cushions, and the occasional spill. Truely was mackinaw coated and remained dry beneath the kitchen's leaking tap. mackinaw skiffed adj. Drunk, with the result that the body travels flatly and sharply through the narrowest domestic spaces. Lurae was mackinaw skiffed, gliding between the sofa and the coffee table without turning. mackinaw trouted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the sofa seem like a deep northern lake requiring quiet settlement. mackinawed (/ˈmakɪnɔːd/) adj. Drunk past the point of needing a heavy woollen layer indoors, yet still requesting one from the sofa. mackinawited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming opaque, bronze-coloured in the kitchen light, and difficult to move. mackinazolinoned adj. Drunk on the strength of an obscure alkaloid, or of whatever was found behind the spice jars. Farmer became mackinazolinoned after locating an unlabelled bottle beside the cinnamon. mackintoshed (/ˈmækɪntɒʃd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring a waterproof coat for the short journey from sofa to bed. mackintoshited adj. Still drunk, and minerally fixed to the sofa in a form best left undisturbed until morning. Triste remained mackintoshited on the sofa, accepting water only by careful delivery.