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mell of a hessed adj. A drinker so far gone that even an ordinary mess requires a formal and indirect announcement. mellated adj. The state of being drunk and transformed into a salt whose principal achievement is remaining on the table. Zina became mellated and declined to move until the crisps had received suitable seasoning. mellayed adj. Loosened by drink into obsolete close-quarters combat, conducted with misplaced chivalry. melled (/mɛld/) adj. A drinker who has become calibrated to hear every note as equally significant, particularly the microwave's. Clarissa was melled and applauded the microwave's completion tone. melleolided adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a formidable chemical name and a distinctly mushroom-like disposition. Anest grew melleolided and spent the evening quietly flourishing beneath the umbrella stand. mellerdrammered adj. Slowed by drink to deliver every minor stumble as a fully accompanied crisis. Allexia was mellerdrammered and paused on the stairs for the emotional climax. mellered adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a minor disagreement for a full evening of melodrama. mellewelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and already swimming steadily towards a destination known only by hearsay. mellic acided adj. Reduced by drink to an acid disposition, with every conversation ending in a small reaction. mellificationed adj. Softened by drink into a productive sweetness, chiefly expressed by making tea for the entire room. Remigio was mellificationed and produced honeyed tea for people who had asked for lager. mellifluenced (/mɛˈlɪfluːənsd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a smooth and pleasant flow of words, none of which reaches the point. Terice grew mellifluenced and delivered a polished account of why the bus had rejected them. mellifluousnessed adj. Loosened by drink into a state of beautiful sound, from which practical meaning has quietly departed. Jainam became mellifluousnessed and sang an elegant explanation of the missing change. melligoed adj. Too drunk to notice the sticky sweetness transferred to everyone he embraces. Willadene got melligoed and left the hosts wiping their sleeves after each farewell. melliphagoided adj. Sufficiently drunk to move from person to person extracting compliments, as though each were a blossom. mellitated adj. Having drunk enough to crystallise socially: present in the room, but no longer soluble in conversation. Milard became mellitated and remained at the table while every discussion passed around him. mellited adj. Having drunk more than the gathering can dissolve, leaving a hard, decorative presence among the guests. Thalma grew mellited and sat glittering beside the punch bowl, answering nobody directly.