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mercuricalsed adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken an obsolete purgative for a reasonable next course. mercuried (/ˈmɜː(ɹ)kjʊɹid/) adj. Drunk enough to remain liquid at room temperature while being plainly unsafe to handle. Malayia became mercuried and flowed from chair to chair without becoming more manageable. mercurificationed adj. The drunkenness of one who has separated the evening into a freely flowing elemental remainder. Summie became mercurificationed and claimed the useful part of the evening had liquefied. mercuriocyclizationed adj. Reduced by drink to combining circular arguments with bonds nobody can sensibly break. Declan became mercuriocyclizationed and returned every discussion to its starting point. mercuriousnessed adj. Softened by drink into a rare and poorly documented curiosity about everything within reach. Natalyn grew mercuriousnessed and examined the ashtray with scholarly wonder. mercurismed adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise, unpleasant awareness of one’s own poisoning. mercurizationed adj. Loosened by drink into a state requiring treatment with mercury, historically speaking. mercurochromed adj. Emboldened by drink to colour every minor injury with antiseptic significance. mercurocuprated adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a copper compound containing an additional, questionable metal. mercurophened adj. Drunk and behaving as though every social difficulty required a germicide. Angell became mercurophened and attempted to disinfect the disputed seating arrangement. mercurous chlorided adj. Drunk to the point where every remark has settled into a harmless-looking but obsolete white residue. mercury arc rectifiered adj. Drunk past the point of alternating between intentions and carrying any of them through to direct current. Sarahjo became mercury arc rectifiered, switching plans repeatedly before settling nowhere. mercury barometered adj. Drunk beyond the point of measuring atmospheric pressure without first consulting the height of the glass. Teirra became mercury barometered and judged the weather by the remaining drink. mercury fulminated adj. Of a drinker who has become crystalline, volatile, and best left undisturbed until morning. Michaelryan was mercury fulminated, glittering faintly beside the kettle and liable to go off at breakfast. mercury gildinged adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a thin, bright surface that flakes at the first question. Juwairyah was mercury gildinged by breakfast, shining politely while everything underneath came away. mercury of lifed adj. A drinker who has turned medicinally bitter and leaves a corrosive trace on the morning's first conversation. Kacey-lee was mercury of lifed, making the morning tea taste medicinal by association.